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When applied external on the human skin,
rubefacient herbs like cayenne pepper causes irritation and redness
of the skin-consequently, there is the attraction of the blood
towards the area of the skin where the rubefacient herb was applied.
It is the increased peripheral blood circulation that helps in
relieving pain, reducing congestion and inflammation of the external
tissues.
Most analgesic creams, liniments and lotions available
commercially today, contains capsaicin as their main active
component. Applying any product that contains capsaicin extracted
from cayenne pepper -will first of all stimulate or cause the skin
to glow fiery red (due to the irritation of mucous membrane) and
subsequently, decreases the intensity of visceral pain in the area
of where the product was applied. Home-made cayenne oil could be
prepared by infusing 25g of dried ground cayenne pepper in 500ml of
vegetable oil such as sunflower, olive oil, etc for about 10 to 14
days. The oil is warmed daily under a very low heat. Other
rubefacient herbs such as cloves, mustard, ginger, black pepper
could be added if desired.
Home-made cayenne liniment is however, superior to the cayenne
oil because it absorbs easily through the skin when it is applied
externally.
A liniment is usually prepared by steeping rubefacient herbs like
cayenne into 70 per cent alcohol for about 10 - 14 days.
After filtering, the liniment is then bottled and labelled and is
ready for external use. The cayenne oil prepared as indicated above
could be added to the liniment to double or to enhance its efficacy.
Alternatively, other essential oils like the Eucalyptus oil, oil of
cloves, etc could be added to the liniment to improve its healing
quality.
Cayenne pepper could be applied directly on the skin in the form
of herbal poultice. Ground dried cayenne pepper is made into a paste
by adding hot water. Alternatively, the ground or powdered pepper
could be mixed with equal quantity of powdered charcoal and then
mixed into a paste with hot water.
The cayenne or its mixture with charcoal is spread directly on
the affected part. The cayenne could also spread between gauze and
placed on the affected part. It is then covered with light cloth or
gauze and bandaged loosely.
You can actually mix cayenne with water,
make a paste and massage your scalp with it. You leave it in 20 to
30 minutes and then wash it out. Excellent results have been seen
with alopecia, male pattern baldness and excellent results
also in women that have lost their hair.
In the early days of medical practice, the practitioners
stimulates hair growth in cases of alopecia (hair loss) by massaging
the scalp with a mixture of cayenne pepper, and salt into fresh
onion juice - cayenne triggers off increased blood circulation to
the scalp - which increases its nourishment and hair growth.
Today, most natural hair tonic contains, cayenne or the capsaicin
extracted from it as an essential ingredients.
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Cayenne Pepper for
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