1774(年):辣椒能提升人的胃口。(The History of Jamaica)
1810:辣椒能緩解痛風(fēng)并活躍“慵懶”的器官。(Medical Botany, Volume 1)
1847:辣椒被建議用作治療哮喘。(Consumption of the Lungs and Asthma, Arrested and Cured)
1861:用辣椒水漱口能治療喉炎,緩解喉痛。(The Floral World and Garden Guide, Volume 4)
1889:辣椒這東西,進出都痛。(A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, Volume 2)
1899:辣椒像鴉片和大麻一樣讓人上癮。而且會造成消化不良。(Pharmaceutical Journal)
1921:醫(yī)用辣椒必須是“無比辛辣”。(American Pharmaceutical Association)
1954:辣椒能降低血壓和直腸溫度,提升腸道細菌活性和味覺出汗(British Journal of Pharmacology)
1965:辣椒素刺激呼吸系統(tǒng)神經(jīng)元。(Journal of Physiology)
1967:辣椒素能預(yù)防,神經(jīng)炎癥,和其它會導(dǎo)致牛皮癬,哮喘,濕疹,偏頭痛等一些東西。(Journal of Pharmacological Chemotherapy)
1976:紅辣椒能增加胃酸。(Niger Medical Journal)
1980:辣椒素抑制鈉和葡萄糖的吸收。(Journal of Pharmacobiodyn)
1994:辣椒會導(dǎo)致胃癌。(American Journal of Epidemiology)
1995:辣椒素能預(yù)防阿司匹林引起的胃炎。(Digestive Diseases and Sciences)
1998:辣椒素是一種 抗癌物。(Mutation Research)
1999:辣椒素會降低日本婦女的食欲,和高加索男人的精力。(Journal of Nutrition)
2002:紅辣椒粉是治療消化不良的良藥。(Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics)
2002:辣椒粉并不會誘發(fā) 應(yīng)激性腸道綜合癥。(Indian Journal of Gastroenterology)