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Cayenne Organic 40K SHU 100 Veggie Caps 500mg ea

Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper

The purported health benefits of cayenne are almost too unbelieveable, but its reputation keeps growing among medical researchers as well as alternative health afficionados and deservedly so. It can do everything from kill abnormal cells in the prostate, lungs, and pancreas to immediately stop a seized heart within 30 seconds.

Cayenne pepper boosts metabolism by immediately dilating the arteries and veins. It is quite amazing with its effects on the circulatory system as it feeds the vital elements into the cell structure of capillaries, veins, arteries and helps regulate blood pressure to normal levels.

Cayenne pepper for high blood pressure is certainly one of its core uses. Cayenne cleans the arteries as well and helps rid the body of the bad LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. Considering that heart disease is the number one killer in America, this is significant.

Cayenne is also good for the stomach and the intestines. It stimulates the peristaltic motion and aids in assimilation and elimination. Taken internally, it warms the body. Some herbalist doctors claim it heals and rebuilds flesh due to frostbite.

Notwithstanding its hot taste, strangely it somehow helps rebuild tissue in the stomach, while it encourages healing of stomach and intestinal ulcers. 

Cayenne Pepper and Heart Health

Yes, the effect of cayenne pepper on your body is dramatic, almost instant and more so with the heart. There are phenomenal healing properties of cayenne pepper with the human heart.


One of his greatest stories in his long career was how he could instantly stop a heart attack if he could get the patient to drink a glass of warm cayenne water. Dr Christopher said, "A teaspoon of cayenne should bring the patient out of the heart attack."

If the patient can drink a glass of extra warm cayenne water, Dr. Christopher wrote, " the count of ten the bleeding will stop. Instead of all the pressure being centralized, it is equalized and the clotting becomes more rapid."




Some, though, like the African Birdseye cayenne pepper powder can come in anywhere from 90,000 to 140,000, and peppers from Bangladesh have more recently tested at 1 million SHU! You should scale back your dosages of this until your body acclimates to its heat.

Cayenne pepper also exhibits antifungal properties. Cayenne pepper antifungal properties are significant although this is not its primary health benefit. Cayenne has been shown in some studies to be active against various fungi.

These fungal pathogens affect fruits especially strawberries and are not directly related to humans. Here is a comprehensive list of all the things cayenne can do for your health and why you should make it a regular part of your daily health regime:

This information is gleaned from Dr. John R. Christopher's book School of Natural Healing. Remember, the word "capsicum" is another term for cayenne pepper and is used interchangeably with cayenne. That is how Dr. Christopher referred to cayenne in his book.

Key Health Benefits of Cayenne Peppers

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