reoplacement for cayenne

[emrene12@gmail.comStudent]

If your allergic to cayenne and other peppers what would you take to replace it? Wanting it to help High blood pressure

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Bethany, Stephanie C

[BethanyStudent]

I had this very question. It’s kind of nice to see that I’m not alone. I am highly allergic to capsaicin. It causes my entire digestive tract to become swollen and inflamed, kind of like anaphylaxis, but not in the throat. Instead, it swells up my entire stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. It’s excruciatingly painful and I swell up to look 8 months pregnant, taking between 4 and 7 days to fully go down (with Benadryl). If I touch it, I get a burn on my skin like I touched a caustic chemical, even with just a jalapeno. And it’s not like “oh, that’s just indigestion from eating a plate of spicy buffalo wings.” I get this reaction from ingesting a tiny quantity of capsaicin like my food has TOUCHED capsaicin. If some restaurants are too heavy-handed with black pepper, I also react. I even accidentally did this to myself with a tincture I was attempting to make of Toothache plant (fun fact: spilanthes contains capsaicin). Part of my curiosity is why???? Is it to do with its activation of the gut nerves? Or could it be its interaction with TRPV1 receptors? UCP2s? It’s such a useful and amazing herb and it’s so frustrating that I can’t use it AT ALL.

So what CAN I use to replace its action??? Note- I don’t have high blood pressure, but I do have a history of LOW blood pressure, atrial fibrillation, fibromyalgia, and some mental health stuff I don’t find relevant to cayenne. I used Hawthorne for almost a year and that helped the atrial fibrillation spectacularly. Cayenne just has so many unique actions, I’m wondering what would come closest to being its replacement for those of us who can’t take it.
Oh, and I’m also allergic to hibiscus. I get big, purple hives.

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[Greg BoggsStudent]

Well, its not a 1-1 replacement. What effects are you looking to replace? If you want a catalyst herb, peppermint works pretty good. For all of the effects it has on the heart, I would recommend going back through this lesson and finding what herb will give you the effects you want

Cardiovascular System Part II: Pathology & Herbal Interactions

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Bethany

[Dee.MWStudent]

If you’re making Doc’s circulatory support or lowBP tinctures just leave out the cayenne.  The main herbs like hawthorn and linden are awesome for your purposes.  Their actions are in both the circulatory system plants unit and the individual monographs.

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Bethany

[BethanyStudent]

I did use Hawthorn with great success. My main reason for asking for the *closest* substitute for cayenne was the unique way it opens the vessels as a regular maintenance herb. Aneurysms and thrombosed veins run in my family and I wanted a little bit of protection against that. Plus its many other actions in stimulating the body are so numerous and helpful. I wasn’t sure what would work the closest to that. Perhaps a mix would have to do.

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