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What is Cayenne Pepper?

Cayenne pepper is an herb made from the dried pods of chili peppers. Cayenne is traditionally used by herbalists to cure stomach aches, cramping, gas, varicose veins, allergies, and constipation.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 3 0
Support heart health 2 0
General health 1 0
Increase effect of another treatment 1 0
circulation due to carpal tunnel 1 0

See all 13 patients currently taking Cayenne Pepper

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Cayenne Pepper

Stomach ache 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Cayenne Pepper. See all 11 dosages ►

  1tps. as needed daily 1 tps. daily 1 other daily 2 other daily 2 tps. daily 200 g daily 450 mg daily 500 mg daily 2,000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cayenne Pepper (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 1   Expense: 33%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Cayenne Pepper

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Cayenne Pepper

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Cayenne Pepper

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cayenne Pepper

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 100%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cayenne Pepper

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 100%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cayenne Pepper

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.