Cayenne Pepper - The King of Herbs - Heal South Africa

He put an eighth of a teaspoon in warm water with some honey (his idea) and drankit. It was almost comical watching him cope with the "after effects." Coughing,mucous galore, spitting, watery eyes, flushed red face -- the works! He thought itwas going to be easy as he watched me drink mine straight without so much as acough. He didn't know I'm used to it now and that my body has adapted. He hadnever in his life used cayenne so I wasn't too surprised by his body's virulentreaction to it.Still, the schadenfreude -- pleasure from pain -- I had watching his post-drinkexperience was somewhat devilish and fun to see! :)He's going to stick with it, he said. I hope he does.So, the point of the story? Here it is: 30k to 50k SHU cayenne pepper powder ismore than sufficient for most people. If it's too hard to tolerate, people won't stickwith it. Start small and build up to it. Your body will adapt.What to Look For In Cayenne Pepper PowderAll cayenne is good for you but there is one thing to look for (other than freshness,of course) that I recommend. This recommendation is something I've heard fromthose herbalists and others for years. Look for the beautiful orange-red cayenne.Why?The bright orangish-colored cayenne powder is indicative of a high degree of betacarotene.That's not to say that darker colored cayenne is bad for you. It isn't -- not at all. It'ssimply not as flushed with beta carotene as the bright orange cayenne. In truth, thebeta carotene is a much-needed nutrient to the human organism. Notice the twodifferent cayenne pepper powders on this page here:Notice how one is a beautiful orangish-red color with the coloring about 80% to 90%orange-colored and the other one with a beautiful burgundy color. Both arewonderfully healthy for you. In my refrigerator right now, I have both. One is 90kSHU and the other 50k, the orange and burgundy ones respectively.I like the orange-colored cayenne as it is teeming with a high degree of betacarotene. The other still has beta carotene but not as much.