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| English: Capsicum frutescens ’Hidalgo’, Solanaceae, Cone Pepper, Tabasco, fruits. Deutsch: Capsicum frutescens ’Hidalgo’, Solanaceae, Chili, Tabasco, Früchte. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
A liniment prepared from mature fruits of Capsicum frutescens L; applied by massaging gently a few drops on painful muscles and joints, morning and night.
Materials:
Siling labuyo fruits,
Vegetable oil,
Wide-mouthed glass jar with cover,
Medicine bottles,
Labels
Procedure:
1. Macerate siling labuyo fruits in vegetable oil, enough to cover all the fruits, for one week. Keep the jar covered.
2. After one week, strain to separate the fruits from the oil. (The macerated fruits may be discarded; or leave the maceration mixture in the jar and just decant portions of the oil as needed, from time to time).
3. If the resulting product is turbid (cloudy), heat the oil gently at low temperature (do not boil) until the product becomes clear.
4. Transfer to medicine bottles.
5. Label properly.
Source: www.pcarrd.dost.gov.ph
Materials:
Siling labuyo fruits,
Vegetable oil,
Wide-mouthed glass jar with cover,
Medicine bottles,
Labels
Procedure:
1. Macerate siling labuyo fruits in vegetable oil, enough to cover all the fruits, for one week. Keep the jar covered.
2. After one week, strain to separate the fruits from the oil. (The macerated fruits may be discarded; or leave the maceration mixture in the jar and just decant portions of the oil as needed, from time to time).
3. If the resulting product is turbid (cloudy), heat the oil gently at low temperature (do not boil) until the product becomes clear.
4. Transfer to medicine bottles.
5. Label properly.
Source: www.pcarrd.dost.gov.ph
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Action and Medical Uses.—This is a very efficient application in rheumatic, pleuritic, neuralgic, and other pains.
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Nutritional
Fruit is a popular condiment. The leaves are used as vegetable; an excellent source of calcium and iron, a good source of phosphorus and vitamins A and B.
Folkloric
Arthritis and rheumatism: Crush fruit, mix with oil and apply on affected part.
Dyspepsia and flatulence: Eaten as condiment or drank as infusion as a stimulant and antispasmodic.
Infusion of the fruit is stimulant, stomachic and antispasmodic; used for dyspepsia and flatulence.
Infusion preparation: 3-10 grains every 2 hours to a cup of boiling water.
Toothache: Juice of the pepper pressed into the tooth cavity.
Rheumatism: Poutice of cayenne applied over affected parts.
Scalp ringworm: Strong infusion of fruit applied as lotion.
Chile vinegar, made from pouring hot vinegar upon the fruit) used as stomachic.
Chillies, combined with cinchona, used for lethargic affections, atonic gout, dyspepsia with flatulence, tympanites and paralysis.
As rubefacient, mixed with cotton-seed oil, applied as cataplasm or as liniment.
Used in typhus intermittent fevers, gout, dyspepsia, cholera.
Ancient Mayans used it for treatment of coughs, sore throat and coughs.
In Jamaica, used by traditional healers to treat diabetes mellitus.
Aztecs used chile pungency for toothaches
Others
In the Philippines, plant commonly used for dyeing in green shades.
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