Health Benefits — Nerve Pain

By now you’ve probably heard all kinds of health benefits tied to hot peppers and the hot pepper scale But what about getting a little relief for your achy back. Products containing capsaicin have been used in the past to deal with health problems like arthritis, but now it turns out capsaicin may also help...

Millions suffer peripheral pain and other troubling sensations from diseases as varied as diabetes, AIDS, shingles, and arthritis. Now a new review suggests that four out of 10 people could experience some pain relief from the cream of topical capsaicin, an active component of chili peppers.