This treatment is still in development. Back to Top Arthritis II Capsaicin cream can help ease the pain of arthritis when rubbed on stiff joints by eliminating the ability of sensitive nerve cells to transmit pain sensations. The consumption of chile peppers increases peripheral circulation and lowers blood pressure. This helps the vessel walls to become more elastic and better able to adjust to differences in blood pressure. Research is on-going for migraine treatment, but one researcher postulates that pepper powder, snorted up the nose, will offer some sufferers effective migraine relief.
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It also opens clogged breathing passages, and functions as an effective expectorant. Back to Top Herpes Simplex Application of the topical capsaicin cream Zostrix helps to reduce Herpes Simplex flare-ups. A fresh, cut-up pepper is applied to the area in question. Applying a fresh, cut-up pepper to the source of the pain is also a effective treatment. This activity blocks the premature bladder contractions which cause an unpredictable loss of urine.