Capsaicin and other capsaicinoids produce a large number of physiological and
pharmacological effects on the gastrointestinal tract, the cardiovascular and respiratory …

There has been a great deal of clinical and other research on using capsaicin topically for
managing pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, neuralgias, and diabetic …

This work will, in addition to describing the aromatic basis of capsaicin, elucidate its
mechanism of action through a positive inhibition of the nerve conduction, which ultimately …

Background The homovanillic acid derivative, capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide,
Fig. 1), is the principal pungent component of hot peppers. These fruits comprise the plant …

Capsaicin, major capsainoid, derived from dried fruit of chilli pepper, is synthesized in the
interlocular septa of chilli peppers by addition of a branched-chain fatty acid to vanillylamine …

Capsaicin, which is abundant in chili peppers, exerts antioxidative, antitumor, antiulcer and
analgesic effects and it has demonstrated potential as a treatment for cardiovascular …

Capsaicin is the active ingredient of chili peppers and gives them the characteristic pungent
flavor. Understanding the actions of capsaicin led to the discovery of its receptor, transient …

In this review, we discuss the importance of capsaicin to the current understanding of
neuronal modulation of pain and explore the mechanisms of capsaicin-induced pain. We …

Capsaicin is the most predominant and naturally occurring alkamide found in Capsicum
fruits. Since its discovery in the 19th century, the therapeutic roles of capsaicin have been …

Capsaicin, the pungent principle of hot pepper, because of its ability to excite and later
defunctionalize a subset of primary afferent neurons, has been extensively used as a probe …