Sacha wrote:
I learned the other day from our local pharmacist that capsicum is
one of the ingredients in a cream used to alleviate the pain of
shingles. Has anyone tried this OR just rubbing a cut, raw capsicum
onto their skin?!

This review is a little bit out-of-date, but may be informative:
http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/bo...ges/CP063.html

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Jeff
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