Capsaicin cream's only manufacturer has gone bust – leaving sufferers unable to access the medicine, which is used to treat ...

Nerve or neuropathic pain has long been a tricky condition to treat effectively. However, a new study has comprehensively ...

STANFORD researchers have grown one of the most important neural pain pathways outside the human body – a medical ...

Topical application of capsaicin, an agent used to treat chronic pain syndromes, has been shown to improve PHN-related pain. Backonja et al. have demonstrated that one 60-minute application of a ...

But there's no real heat in a pepper. So, what's going on? It's all about a chemical compound in peppers called capsaicin. Capsaicin binds to pain receptors on our nerves called TRPV1. Normally ...

Capsaicin is useful in relieving itch associated ... States is a topical antipruritic derived from the Amazonian herbal medicine sangre de grado, which can reduce itch associated with insect ...

“We have shown that certain linoleic acid metabolites serve as endogenous capsaicin-like compounds by activating central TPRV1 receptors and producing central sensitization,” explains senior ...

Capsaicin stimulates the re lease of SP by ... Dong Quay (Angelica sinensis). The Chinese herbal medicine extracts of Radix Angelicae pubescentis and dahuricae contain potent furocoumarin ...