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 VARIOUS 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 LATEST RESEARCH PERTINENT FOR CLINICIANS AND OTHER INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS IN THE CLINICAL SETTING.