The Future of Pain Relief Is Here
Capsadyn is a testament to how far we’ve come in understanding and improving natural remedies. Now it’s easily accessible and available over the counter.
Tag: Capsaicin History
Capsadyn Revolutionizes Capsaicin
Scientists discovered how to harness the power of pepper without getting burned. Capsadyn becomes the first capsaicin cream clinically proven not to burn, retaining full-medicinal benefits.
Capsaicin Mass Produced
Low-concentration capsaicin creams, lotions, and patches became available over-the-counter in the early 1980s, relieving muscle and joint pains worldwide.
Nervous System Research Wins the Nobel Prize
In 2021, David Julius won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for using capsaicin to identify a sensor in the nerve endings of the skin that responds to heat, increasing our understanding of how our nervous system senses heat, cold, and mechanical stimuli.
Science Validates the Power of Capsaicin
As modern medicine evolved, scientists confirmed what ancient healers had known all along. Christian Bucholz isolated Capsaicin, the active pain fighting ingredient in chili peppers, for the first time in 1816.
Capsaicin Reaches New Lands
In 1494, Portuguese merchants carried chili peppers across oceans to Europe, Asia, and Africa in trade and new audiences began to discover their powerful pain fighting capabilities.
The Roots of Capsaicin in Medicine
For hundreds of years, cultures around the world have relied on the pain fighting power of chili peppers. From arthritis to toothaches, Aztecs, Mayans, Incas and other native cultures all are believed to have used chili peppers for medicinal purposes.