The future of Cili Padi
Posted by Way Siong | | Posted On Wednesday 31 October 2007 at 11:13 pm
Instead of exporting palm oil, we might one day start exporting our cili padi.
Apparently the capsaicin (the chemical that give chilli the hot taste) contained in cili can be used to reduce post operative pains by exploiting the numbing effect it has on nerves, the TRPV 1 receptors to be exact. This effectively leads to reduced use of pain killers and opiates.
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This is a very clever move that may well revolutionize medicine in a few years to come.
Apparently the capsaicin (the chemical that give chilli the hot taste) contained in cili can be used to reduce post operative pains by exploiting the numbing effect it has on nerves, the TRPV 1 receptors to be exact. This effectively leads to reduced use of pain killers and opiates.
Full story here
This is a very clever move that may well revolutionize medicine in a few years to come.
Is the TENS machine inconvenient? hehe. just use the TENS. :P
Haha! the cili numbs your nerves so that you feel less pain long term. I think TENS is quite mafan rite? :P