Re: [Paddlewise] seasickness cures

At 06:32 PM 09-04-99 -0700, James Lofton wrote:
>Please tell me that you aren't trying to tell me that TABASCO SAUCE is 
>bad for me!!!! 
>James, in New Mexico, where some form of capsicum is normal as breathing.

LOL...good comeback. What is life without a good hot sauce.
Actually, there are different varieties of capsicum, from mild bell peppers
and
paprika to varieties much hotter and more pungent. A number of the peppers
fall
in this category. For instance, paprika comes from the dried ripe fruit of
Capsicum annuum or Capsicum fructescens. 
  There are external and internal uses of the compounds. Use of "medicinal"
doses of creams and gargles for more than two days can cause dermatitis,
ulcering and blistering. Internal use can cause diarrhea, gallstone colics.
Other possible side effects are as per the previous post.
  Remember that the "medicinal" uses of herbs are usually much higher amounts
than normal uses like cooking. The external uses of cayenne are generally for
things like muscular tensions and rheumatism, with external doses of 10 grams
per day maximum. Local effects are pain, then warmth, then hypersensitivity;
peripheral nerve damage is possible (reversible or irreversible).
  It gets more complex than this, but basically, cooking with peppers and
such,
the doses are so small; it's different than the high dose herbal therapies.
Just because one is good does not mean that six is better. Like anything in
this world, too much of something, even water and oxygen, can cause trouble.  
  Except kayaking; there's no such thing as too much kayaking.   ;-)
  As for the seasickness topic which started all this, ginger is safer than
most things (see the previous post), but no one solution works for everyone.
Some will find relief with Dramamine, some with Scopolamine patches, some with
ginger, some with pressure bands; some will get no relief with anything. Most
fortunate are those who never get seasick. 
  The good news is, after about 3 days on the sea, you acclimate (big help for
sea kayakers, eh?).
Regards,
Leander
overfall_at_ix.netcom.com

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