Cayenne

Aids digestion, eases muscle pain, relieves cluster headaches, reduces arthritis pain, lowers cholesterol, fights shingles pain, prevents heart disease, treats diabetic foot pain

A fiery taste and bright red appearance make cayenne pepper one of the world's most conspicuous spices. Recently, this herb has become as hot in healing as it is on the tongue. Cayenne has proved remarkably effective at relieving certain types of severe, chronic pain. It also aids digestion and may help prevent heart disease.

Cayenne comes from the Caribbean Indian word kian. Today Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana. But ironically, only a tiny fraction of the U.S. red pepper supply comes from South America or the Caribbean; most comes from India and Africa. Tabasco (Louisiana pepper), a close cousin of cayenne with all the same health benefits, grows along the Gulf Coast of the United States.

In India, the East Indies, Africa, Mexico and the Caribbean, red pepper enjoys a long history as a stomach-settling digestive aid. "I believe