An interesting message from gallstones@yahoogroups.com.

WARNING!
If you don't tolerate Cayenne, it may be bad for your health.
People of blood type B sometimes don't tolerate cayenne.
Agnes


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From: "Jim" <brewspad@...>
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Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 20:03:09 -0700
Reply-To: gallstones@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [gallstones] Is the flush dangerous?


Hello:


I've done 9 flushes with good success, but then I didn't have gall bladder
pain, so will let others answer that specific problem, those who have
experienced pain or gall bladder difficulty and who have also done the
flushes.


However, after reading the book "Left For Dead" by Dick Quinn, a man whose
by-pass surgery was not successful, and who refused further surgery and
'healed' his arteries with cayenne pepper, I've been ingesting it myself.
In his book he states: "Cayenne regulates blood pressure, strengthens the
pulse, feeds the heart, lowers cholesterol, thins the blood, cleanses the
circulatory system, HEALS ULCERS, stops hemorrhaging, speeds healing of
wounds......." and on and on. I mix cayenne with lemon juice and a glass of
water (I'm up to 1/2 teaspoon of 140K heat units) and notice that it
produces saliva and brings out mucus. I would suspect that might be where
the healing property originates for ulcers.


At the web site: http://www.nutritionreporter.com/hot_stuff.html


you will find an article relative to cayenne's (capsaicin) ability to heal
ulcers (I've cut and pasted the article below).


Health food stores sell cayenne in capsules, but I would avoid that if I
were you. I started small (1/10th of a teaspoon) and worked my way up. If
you decide to go that route, you may wish to use less to begin with.


Jim


a portion of the story below:

"Capsaicin for Treating Ulcers

People suffering from ulcers are usually warned to avoid spicy foods. But
new research suggests that capsaicin the opposite - that capsaicin might
actually protect against peptic ulcers.

A number of experiments over the years have found that capsaicin protects
the gastric mucosal membrane against damage from alcohol and aspirin. Jin Y.
Kang, M.D., of the National University of Singapore, recently speculated
that capsaicin might work by stimulating a hormone that increases blood flow
and nourishes the gastric mucosal membrane. He also suggested that capsaicin
rather than spicy foods in general might be helpful.6

In an intriguing study, Kang noted that peptic ulcers were more common among
Chinese than among Malay and Indian residents of Singapore. After ruling out
race as an influence, Kang had a hunch that the high rate of ulcers among
the Chinese was the result of their relatively low chile consumption.
So he carefully compared the chile-eating habits of 103 Chinese patients
with peptic ulcers and 87 Chinese patients without ulcers. Kang discovered
that ulcer-free patients ate 2.6 times more chile than those with ulcers.
The ulcer-free patients also ate chile more often-24 times per month,
compared with 8 times per month for those with ulcers."


This site also has an article about healing ulcers with cayenne:
http://mn.essortment.com/pepticulcerdis_rzqe.htm


and I have copied a portion of the text below (I don't agree though that
capsules are preferred over cayenne as a food):


ALTERNATIVE ULCER THERAPY
CAYENNE pepper eaten as a food can irritate an ulcer. Cayenne pepper
capsules however, are a time honored treatment for ulcers in Europe. Cayenne
works at rebuilding damage stomach linings and increases the stomach's
production of mucus. Take up to 3, 450-mg. tablets with food and a glass of
water daily.