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Great video! I grew my own cayenne for the first time this year in Zone 8a in Lynden, WA. The other night I made my own Louisiana Style hot sauce for the first time and it was fun to try it last night. I am happy to see that cayenne also offers a lot of health benefits in addition to being tasty 👊🏻🌻👊🏻
See Barbara O’Neill, video on Cheyenne peppers 🌶️ where she mentioned an author who summarizes many herb & their uses in single pages. And gave 10 pages to Cheyenne peppers
Sounds like the Cayenne masterclass inside our Confident Herbalist Tribe membership! I believe that text is around 60 pages long with many included clinical studies. It's truly an amazing plant. healingharvesthomestead.lpages.co/kaj-confident-herbalist-tribe-sp/
You are the 1st one to mention that the rest of the plant is toxic. I read about it on a book and heard another RU-vidr, and nothing about toxicity. Thank you!!!
@@HeidiVillegas you're welcome! Such a helpful video. There's emerging research that it is good for IBD and IBS. and I've been taking it for that - I built my way up to 1 teaspoon a day mixed with lemon, water, and a little maple syrup. The results have been profound. And I found your website too!! You're awesome - love what I've read and learned from you.
As a single guy i have never gottn into making oils, tinctures, decoctions etc but I'd be willing to try eating part of a cayanee pepper to clear congestion but i do want it as a bleed stop so i suppose ill be purchasing that version.
Cayenne is great for stopping nose bleeds too! I drink it in water once in a while if I get them. Thank you for your salve! I have loads from harvest this year and now know just what to do with them.
One way I've used it is on my carpal tunnel area, where there's numbness. I often will use it when the pain is acute, along with my formula that I formulated specifically for my carpal tunnel...and it's been amazing! Here's the recipe for the carpal tunnel blend, and you could also try this on areas as well. I also have a video for increasing circulation in a foot soak, if that might be helpful? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_IlbBSnD0V4.html
I’ve been talking Cayenne before I go to bed and it’s really helped with the leg cramps I get during the night. I was wondering if Cayenne is okay to use long term? Thanks for this good information.
It depends on your body, how much you're taking, etc. But generally it's quite safe. It does thin the blood, so be aware of this and if you're on blood thinners, be sure to ask your doctor if it's ok. Also, have you tried magnesium?
@@HeidiVillegas Thank you so much for your reply. Yes I do take Magnesium as well but it was when I started the Cayenne, I noticed a reduction in the cramping. Yes I have heard it’s a blood thinner. Although it’s confusing because I’ve heard putting it on a cut, will stop the bleeding…so doesn’t that help the blood coagulate. Being a blood thinner is a concern for me because my blood is thin naturally and I don’t take any medication. Maybe I need to work on finding another solutions for leg cramps.
Thanks for that tip! You can infuse the oil and use that too---it may not be as scratchy as with the powder. If the powder is working as is, that's wonderful!
You can use store-bought herbs, but I prefer purchasing from an herbal shop like Starwest Botanicals. They're actually less expensive and of much higher quality.
Here you go! It's in an article on my website: www.healingharvesthomestead.com/home/2016/11/27/diy-natural-decongestant-that-really-works?rq=decongestant
I normally don't prefer using powders in extractions, especially in oils, but I've found that with cayenne, you get a REALLY powerful infused oil with the powder. The trick is to shake it daily. If you're growing your own cayenne, just use a grinder dedicated to herbs and be sure to clean it well after use. :-)
No, just go by the jar size is best. Fill your cayenne about 1/3 to just under a half full in the jar. Then add your olive oil. Use a skewer or shake well to fully incorporate the oil. Then you'll need to top it off as the cayenne will absorb some. It's important to shake it daily because otherwise the cayenne powder gets compacted. Good luck!
Thank you so much for sharing. I have a question??? You said you dehydrate them in the dehydrator and then air dry.... So it looks like you dehydrate them whole.... Is it ok if I put them in the dehydrator whole??????????????? THANKS SO MUCH
You'll need to choose a good Skoville heat rating for your body first, and then decide how you want to use the cayenne---internally or externally or both, then make the preparations you need. There are quite a few options with cayenne, so people will choose what's best for them. :-) For join pains, for example, most people prefer the salve....some with just the heat; and others find some relief by adding cooling herbs/oils to it too. If you're pre-diabetic, be sure to discuss lifestyle changes with your doctor because pre-diabetes may be able to be completely reversed! And that's the best thing.
I haven't! But...it's super easy. Using the dried cayenne powder, fill a jar roughly 1/3 full. Fill to within one inch of the top with 80 proof or higher alcohol. Shake faithfully every day (or the powder will turn to cement, lol) for 4-6 weeks. Strain off the liquid. Enjoy!
To an extent, yes. I feel that the range of heat units is best between 30K and 90K. There's not much reason to go hotter than that, and temporarily burning the skin is a potential issue (as I've found from experience).
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I always strain out the powder. For the tincture, there are a lot of variables including the S.H.U. and how much you use, plus the proof of alcohol. I would test it on your skin as the weeks go by.
Can you please tell me if there are two different types of Cayenne peppers? Thank you. I asked because I bought a packet and it's very spicy; my daughter gave me a packet and the colour is slightly darker and it's not spicy at all!
Hey, SkinnyDee! So, the peppers are in the Solanaceae family, and in this family are the Capsicum genus. Within the Capsicum genus, you'll find around 25 different species. Cayenne (Capsicum annuum) has a high amount of the chemical capsaicin, and this is why most herbal preparations for pain relief, soothing nerve pain, etc. are made with this species. The most common range of heat units are between 60K to 90K although there's a larger range than those. So, you'll need to know the species name of the pepper your daughter brought home. And then if you can, see if you can get the heat unit range. Most nurseries don't give you the Skoville heat unit range. You can purchase your cayenne powder from quality herb suppliers, like Starwest or Mountain Rose or Pacific Botanicals---they test the heat units for you so that you'll know what you're getting. If you grow your own, which I also recommend, you'll not really know for sure your heat unit range. But cayenne is just one of those peppers that works!
You should always, always check for herb-drug interactions with any herb or medication. Used internally, cayenne acts as a blood thinner, so you need to avoid or use caution with blood thinning medications. Be sure to check with your doctor!
You would use the tincture--a few drops in water. But honestly, this recipe I'll share in this link is very well-suited to migraines: healingharvesthomestead.com/home/2016/9/4/migraines-make-a-tincture-that-takes-off-the-edge
I don't sell the products except to clients as part of a consultation or sometimes local people in my community. But you can purchase it from HerbPharm or Gaia Herbs, I'm pretty sure!
It burns for just a couple of seconds...and then the capsaicin's numbing and pain-soothing effects go to work! In fact, using cayenne herbal wash on shingles, chicken pox, or cold sore blisters that have popped already can really help with the pain from those, too.
I used a recipe of coconut oil, Tabasco hot sauce and tea tree oil. I used it in my back when I had shingles, it cleared up quickly, it didn't hurt either.
Please wash it first, really well. Then I'd use some strong antimicrobial spray (which you can also make). Then sprinkle the cayenne if it's still bleeding. If it becomes infected....to the doc you go, just in case---and you may need a check for rabies, depending on how well you know the dog, etc.
Heidi I’m so thankful I stumbled on your channel! I’ve learned so much from you and intend to follow you forever 😁. I’m sure you are inundated with comments and suggestions so I’m going to sound off too, you might find this video interesting/enlightening ru-vid.coma8hZ5wScRoI?si=CrEE71tmiVgrrBlx. In it she has distinct reasons for choosing specific oils and extraction methods , does a great job in explaining her reasoning, although she does ramble a bit and gets distracted easily. I’d really like to know what you think of her philosophies. I’m not familiar with with Michael Moore or Cammy McBride but she of their influence. Again, thank you for taking the time and effort to enrich our lives. God bless Pixie Werner (Boise)
Thanks, Pixie! I'll check out the video, and yes, Michael Moore is one of the great old time herbalists...he's wonderful. Kami has done quite a lot with herbs in the kitchen and infused oils.
Hot peppers all contain capsaicin, which is the primary medicinal compound in peppers, but not all have as much as others. :-) Cayenne is a great pepper because it seems to have just the right amount for most of us.
