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?!

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Sacha
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South Devon
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'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 24 Jan, 13:15, 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?!

You can't rub capsicum in a cut, it will burn! It is used to bring a
sensation of warmth to muscle pains and thus aleviate the pain. Most
of the rub on cream on the market have capsicum in them.

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On 24 Jan, 13:15, 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?!

You can't rub capsicum in a cut, it will burn! It is used to bring a
sensation of warmth to muscle pains and thus aleviate the pain. Most
of the rub on cream on the market have capsicum in them.

I got chilli in a cut a couple of years ago, it made me say ever such a
naughty word :-)

Steve

On 24 Jan, 14:06, "shazzbat"
wrote:
I got chilli in a cut a couple of years ago, it made me say ever such a
naughty word :-)

I ususally practice my French when I get hurt like that ... ;o)

On 24/1/08 14:06, in article , "shazzbat"
wrote:


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On 24 Jan, 13:15, 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?!

You can't rub capsicum in a cut, it will burn! It is used to bring a
sensation of warmth to muscle pains and thus aleviate the pain. Most
of the rub on cream on the market have capsicum in them.

I got chilli in a cut a couple of years ago, it made me say ever such a
naughty word :-)

Steve


I don't know what this cream is, Steve except that it's on prescription.
It's for shingles (not mine!) that don't have a rash but even then, I think
it must be quite diluted by the other ingredients.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

In article ,
Sacha writes:
|
| I don't know what this cream is, Steve except that it's on prescription.
| It's for shingles (not mine!) that don't have a rash but even then, I think
| it must be quite diluted by the other ingredients.

Well, yes. The principle is to stimulate the nerves more-or-less
continuously, so the body suppresses the itching or pain. It can
help, and does less damage than scratching.

A neurologist might explain the process in more detail, but that
is most of what I know.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 24/1/08 14:53, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
|
| I don't know what this cream is, Steve except that it's on prescription.
| It's for shingles (not mine!) that don't have a rash but even then, I think
| it must be quite diluted by the other ingredients.

Well, yes. The principle is to stimulate the nerves more-or-less
continuously, so the body suppresses the itching or pain. It can
help, and does less damage than scratching.

A neurologist might explain the process in more detail, but that
is most of what I know.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


Interesting. It sounds almost homeopathic! I know there are tablets which
can be taken but I'd never heard of a cream before. I thought most soothing
creams contain Calendula, so I was interested to hear of Capsicum being used
just because it is so astringent.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

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

--
Jeff
(cut "thetape" to reply)

On 24 Jan, 15:11, Steve Wolstenholme
wrote:
Axain is a fairly new capsicum cream. It is a very effective pain
killer but the stronger types are prescription only. It works on
neuropathic pain and that is what you have post shingles. It can make
shingles more painful when the cream is first applied. I don't think
that raw capsicum is a good idea because the strength can vary so much
from nothing to untouchable! Capsicum cream is not that new, the old
Fiery Jack contains capsicum.

We shouldn't confuse those two plants - Calendula is for dry irritated
skin, eczema, and has anti inflamatory properties, it soothes. Whereas
Capsicum has a heating effect, for rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica,
lumbago and other muscular pains. Capsicum has been in creams for as
long as I can remember. The most common one in my childhood was called
Vegebum. Fierce fiery thing that was. Threatened with it and I used to
get better instantly !

On 24/1/08 17:48, in article 9933305.IMYVxTXGAO@moc-ehzniabis-001ixoaix,
"Zhang DaWei" wrote:

On Thursday 24 Jan 2008 15:11, Steve Wolstenholme
) wrote:

Capsicum cream is not that new, the old
Fiery Jack contains capsicum.

Indeed, I am using some capsicum at this very moment, although in my case,
it is a capsicum-impregnated "sticky cloth" which is applied over the area
that is painful (in my case an injury of the right heel). This particular
remedy is one used for many years by doctors in China, and I was prescribed
it by my father-in-law who is a leading practitioner of Chinese medicine in
his province.

Thanks to all of you. I found Fiery Jack when I looked this up on the
Internet. The Capsicum creams seem to be effective, according to those I've
read who use it. One site seemed to suggest that it - sort of - gave the
body something else to think about!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Capsicum contains approximately 20-27 species, and it is used in modern medicine — mainly in topical medications — as a circulatory stimulant and pain reliever.

Among them, black pepper and Sichuan pepper cause similar burning sensations, they are caused by different substances. So if you want to use capsicum as skin treatment, you have to pick the right ones.

Capsicum is the substance used to treat horses' legs which is a banned substance for the purposes of competition. It is designed to numb the sensation in the legs, so the horse will not notice if it knocks itself.

Two horses were banned at the Olympics as a result of its use.

Capsicum is a genus of plants, whose fruits do not always contain (significant quantities of) capsaicin (eg, it is practically absent from sweet peppers). The horses were banned for use of capsaicin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin

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