Capsicum annuum

Capsicum annuum
Family:Capsicum annuum; Antihaemorrhoidal; Antirheumatic; Digestive; Irritant; Rubefacient; Sialagogue.
Common name:Sweet pepper
The fruit of the hot pungent cultivars is antihaemorrhoidal when taken in small amounts antirheumatic antiseptic diaphoretic digestive irritant rubefacient sialagogue and tonic. It is taken internally in the treatment of the cold stage of fevers debility in convalescence or old age varicose veins asthma and digestive problems. Externally it is used in the treatment of sprains unbroken chilblains neuralgia pleurisy etc. It is an effective sea-sickness preventative.

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