Paul Bosland has done it again as the Telegraph reports ” There are super-hot chili varieties. And then there’s the sweat-inducing,   tear-generating, mouth-on-fire Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. With a name like that, it’s not surprising that months of research by the   experts at New Mexico’s State University’s Chile Pepper Institute have   identified the variety as the [...]

Capsaicin is a natural chemical found in hot peppers and other members of the capsicum family. The highest amounts of capsaicin reside where the seeds attach to the inner membrane of the hot pepper. The amount of capsaicin in hot peppers depends on variety. Exposure to capsaicin causes a disruption to your nervous system and [...]

A new study has reported that hot peppers reduce breast cancer cell growth and increase cell death without affecting normal breast cells. The study was designed to investigate the relationship between the capsaicin content of peppers and the impact of pepper extracts on human breast and leukemia cancer cells.  Susan G. Komen should be proud. [...]

This article illustrates the enormous versatility of hot peppers in providing relief to common diseases and injuries including Arthritis, High Blood Pressure, Cluster Headaches and Migraines, Depression, Herpes Simplex, Muscle Pain, Overactive Bladder/Incontinence, Pain & Discomfort, Poison Ivy/Poison Oak, Post-Operative Pain, Psoriasis, Sinusitis, Tension, and Sinus Headaches, Sore Throat, Spinal-Cord Injury, and Ulcers.   Read [...]

Eating hot peppers have been shown to improve circulation and to dissolve blood clots for about 30 minutes after consumption according to an experimental study done in Thailand.  The authors postulated that frequent ingestion of hot peppers may continuously clear the blood of clots, thereby reducing the risk of arterial blockage. Chiles and other pungent [...]

A study from Purdue found that hot red pepper can help blunt appetite and boost metabolism with as little as  a 1/2 teaspoon was needed and curbed the appetite for fatty, salty, and sweet foods. Read the entire article here. Read another article on the same study here.

Indian military scientist are using the Bhut Jolokia to create a militarized pepper spray in order to combat terrorism. Read more here.

Last years crop was both diverse and overwhelming, having over 40 different varieties totaling over 160 plants in the ground. This made for too much work during harvest and too many peppers of a given type (redundancy). I plan to modify my approach in order to make it more manageable by planting fewer plants, fewer [...]