Cayenne Pepper - The King of Herbs - Heal South Africa

Cayenne Great for Sore ThroatsJoakim from White Plains, New York wrote me telling me how he gargles withcayenne when he get's a sore throat or feels the flu coming on. He says it cleans outthe bad bacteria and leaves him feeling better and free of the whooping cough. Heeven has his young children doing it when they get "the sniffles." He has also triedcayenne on the wounds, cuts and bruises his kids get and when he puts it on thekids cuts, he says they don't complain but tell him, "the red stuff makes it feel warmand it doesn't hurt Daddy."Treating Wounds With Cayenne PepperAmong its many health benefits, cayenne pepper is also a great herb for the treatingof wounds or lacerations. This may come as bit of a surprise to many. Cayennepepper however is a multi-faceted herb.Not only does it stanch the blood flow of a cut or laceration, but it also actuallydisenfects the wound as it possesses anti-fungal and anti-bacterial capabilities. Thishas been known for decades by medicinal herbalists but has also recently beenconfirmed in a study as published in Medical Mycology.In a study titled, A Novel Antifungal Compound from Cayenne Pepper, cayenne, orcapsicum as it's sometimes called, was found to possess remarkable antifungalactivity or properties. One of the constitutent elements of cayenne is CAY-1. Thissaponin was found to disturb the membrane activity in fungal cells.This comes from the study's abstract. It says:"CAY-1, a novel saponin from Capsicum frutescens (commercially known as cayennepepper), was investigated to determine its in vitro antifungal activity, mechanism ofaction and mammalian cell cytotoxicity. CAY-1 was active against 16 different fungalstrains, including Candida spp. and Aspergillus fumigatus [minimum inhibitoryconcentrations (MIC) ranging from 4 to 16 µg ml-1], and was especially activeagainst Cryptococcus neoformans (90% inhibition at 1 µg ml-1). Synergistic activitywas also observed between CAY-1 and amphotericin B against Candida albicans andA. fumigatus. No significant cytotoxicity was demonstrated when CAY- 1 was testedagainst 55 mammalian cell lines at up to 100 µg ml-1. Importantly, CAY-1 appearsto act by disrupting the membrane integrity of fungal cells."**How to Use Cayenne Pepper in Treating WoundsI've actually seen online where one herb company advised against putting cayennein a wound due to its heat. Don't worry. I've personally done it at least a dozentimes and had no negative effect upon my wound or health in any way.So, how do you use it in treating a wound or to stop the bleeding of a fresh wound?Simply place the cayenne pepper powder in the wound. It will stop the