Capsicum

Cayenne / Chili Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Capsicum is best suited to those who are "peppery," discontented, and rather pessimistic. Homesickness or nostalgia often prevents them from fully engaging in their daily lives.

The classic symptom picture for this remedy is of low vitality, perhaps in the elderly or those debilitated by alcoholism or prostate conditions. Weakness is usually accompanied by slow healing processes, infections that tend to suppurate, and great sensitivity to drafts. Further typical symptoms include a raw, red, burning throat that smarts, as if from eating the pepper itself.

The dried pods have long been used both as a hot spice in cooking, and as a stimulant and irritant in herbalism. The indigenous tribes of tropical America also used it as a local painkiller.

The dried pods are steeped in alcohol, then diluted and succussed.

Uses

The homeopathic remedy Capsicum is made from the chili pepper, which is still known in homeopathy by the name Capsicum annuum. Medicinally, chilies are a powerful stimulant for the whole body, increasing blood flow and promoting perspiration.
Complaints helped by this remedy are characterized by stinging pain in the bladder, thighs, back, ears, neck, and, when coughing, the chest. The pain resembles the burning sensation caused by eating or touching hot peppers. Capsicum is given for mouth ulcers, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, heartburn, rheumatism, and sore throats. People, who need Capsicum crave stimulants such as coffee, although these aggravate the burning pain.