Tag: capsaicin

In a small study, almost half of the participants showed significant improvements with capsaicin intervention.

Capsaicin, a major active compound from chili peppers, has been clearly demonstrated for its numerous beneficial roles in health. In this review, we will focus on the less highlighted aspect, in particular how dietary chili peppers and capsaicin consumption reduce body weight and its potential mechanisms of its anti-obesity effects.

Rhinitis is a multifactorial disease characterized by symptoms of sneezing, rhinorrhea, postnasal drip, and nasal congestion. Patients with idiopathic rhinitis benefit from intranasal treatment with capsaicin.

New findings highlight the therapeutic potential of capsaicin, the primary bioactivator in chili peppers. By targeting the TRPV1 receptor, capsaicin influences metabolic homeostasis and cardiovascular health, with studies showing an inverse association between habitual spicy food consumption and mortality from chronic cardiometabolic conditions.

Recent studies have shown that capsaicin has profound antineoplastic effects in several types of human cancers.

Capsaicin has been shown to exert protective effects on liver diseases, including liver injury, NAFLD, liver fibrosis and liver cancer. These protective effects are attributed to capsaicin's anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-steatosis and anti-fibrosis effects.