CAPSAICIN

Course overview

CAPSAICIN IS A CHILI PEPPER EXTRACT, GENUS CAPSICUM, WITH ANALGESIC PROPERTIES. SINCE ITS DISCOVERY, IT IS USED AS A HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY TO TREAT BURNING PAIN USING THE CONCEPT OF "TREATING LIKE WITH LIKE" OR COUNTER-IRRITANT. SINCE THE FIRST REPORTS, VARIOUS PREPARATIONS OF CAPSAICIN ARE USED TO TREAT A VARIETY OF CHRONIC PAINFUL CONDITIONS. SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS HAVE SHOWN THAT CAPSAICIN IS EFFICACIOUS IN TREATING A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, INDICATIONS, AND WHAT THE LATEST RESEARCH SHOWS, PERTINENT FOR CLINICIANS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM TO BE FAMILIAR WITH IN THE CLINICAL SETTING.