Our acclaimed Smoked Paprika Flakes Smoked Paprika Flakes are created using fresh Paprika Chillies which are dried and smoked using our traditional method in a special smoking oven Sprinkle on everything, fantastic on top of the roast chicken, over savouries, and to add that special touch to dips and salads. Available in 20gm, 60gm and 100gm jars

Health Benefits

http://aanp.net/Library/articles.lay/EK.stroke.html

"This remarkable culinary herb is a classic, and powerful, "alterative" which means that it regulates an imbalance which has gone awry in either direction. In this case, if your stroke is ischemic (due to a clot cutting off proper blood flow to the brain) the Cayenne will stimulate the return of blood to the cerebral tissues. If, on the other hand, your stroke is hemorrhagic (a bleed inside the skull), the Cayenne will act as a local styptic (staunching blood flow). The best way to take Cayenne for maximizing your circulatory power is a hearty pinch in a small glass of water first thing each morning. You may want to find a small jar with a lid to shake up this firy-hot and tasty little toast. Especially great on cold days; it will keep your feet and hands warm for hours."

http://www.djherbs.com/cardiohealth.htm

"Capsicum increases circulation of blood to peripheral tissues, ensuring that nutrients are delivered to needy areas. Capsicum also supports blood flow."

http://www.treelite.com/NaturesField/capsicum.html

"The hot stimulating properties of this pepper make it useful in clearing mucus, eliminating headaches and circulating the blood. Capsicum seems to have an anti-inflammatory property and has also been found to protect the lung tissue. In this way it has shown to cut the recovery time of colds and flus in half when taken liberally in the early stages of these diseases."

http://www.geocities.com/nutriflip/Naturopathy/Capsicum.html

"The dried fruit is a powerful local stimulant with no narcotic effect, it is most useful in atony of the intestines and stomach. It has proved efficacious in dilating blood vessels and thus relieving chronic congestion of people addicted to drink. It is sometimes used as a tonic and is said to be unequalled in warding off disease (probably due to the high vitamin C content)."

http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/cancer_news/1994/hot_candy.html

"Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine have devised a candy, composed of hot chili peppers, to ease mouth pain in cancer patients. The taffy candy contains capsaicin -- the active ingredient in chili peppers -- to provide control of pain after repeated applications"

http://www.viable-herbal.com/herbdesc/1capsicu.htm

"Long used as a food spice and an aid to digestion, red chilies or cayenne peppers were once thought to aggravate stomach ulcers. This fear has been discounted by researchers who became excited by studies that indicated that capsicum could help prevent the formation of dangerous blood clots. Now new research is focusing on this spices ability to act as an anti-inflammatory agent, and aid in controlling pain."

http://www.thenutritionreporter.com/hot_stuff.html

"Doctors know that people suffering from osteoarthritis typically have elevated levels of decapeptide substance P (DSP) in their blood and in the synovial fluid that bathes their joints. DSP has two undesirable functions. First, it breaks down the cartilage cushions in joints, contributing to osteoarthritis. Second, it serves as a pain neurotransmitter in both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. In other words, if you have a lot of DSP, you feel a lot pain.

However, researchers have discovered that capsaicin - known to chemists as trans-8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide - inhibits the activity of DSP. A cream containing capsaicin, rubbed on the skin, penetrates to arthritic joints, where it stops the destruction of cartilage, relieves pain, and increases flexibility.

http://www.healthcentral.com/peoplespharmacy/PharmFullText.cfm?id=31927

"Capsaicin is the ingredient that makes chile peppers taste hot. It is used in topical creams such as Capsin, Capzasin-P, Dolorac and Zostrix to treat arthritis and the pain that may follow an attack of shingles. Dermatologists have reported that applying capsaicin to the skin may reduce the redness and itch of psoriasis. Check with your doctor before using this approach."

http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/deanfulltexttopics.cfm?id=44087

"Will eating spicy, hot food now burnout my taste buds when I'm older? .......No, because it is the pain fibers on the tongue, not the taste buds, that respond to spicy food. Some people claim that capsaicin, which is the main ingredient in a lot of spicy foods, relieves everything from arthritis, to migraines, to psoriasis. I think spice was originally used as a food preservative, because germs don't like spice. So spices were a means of keeping food bacteria-free. So far no evidence of damage from spicy food exists; it doesn't even aggravate ulcers as we used to think."

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/sustainable/peet/profiles/c14peppe.html

"An antioxidant, chili is also useful in preserving food.......One sweet bell pepper weighing 74g has 15 calories, 6 percent RDA of Vitamin A and 150 percent RDA Vitamin C. If the green peppers ripen on the plant long enough to color, both Vitamin A and Vitamin C content increase. One teaspoon of dried red pepper has 26 percent RDA of Vitamin A"

http://www.bagelhole.org/drafts/Capsicain.html

"A tea made of cayenne peppers works well to clear stuffy noses. It is painful but cayenne powder on a cut starts clotting pretty quick."

http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/tcaw/00/may/dong.html

"Contrary to the common belief that spicy foods cause ulcers, studies have found no increased incidence of stomach ulcers in countries of high pepper consumption such as Brazil or Thailand. Because they interact with pain receptors and desensitize them through repeated contact, capsaicins are used in over-the-counter dermatological ointments (0.025%) for the relief of itchy skin, psoriasis, shingles, muscle aches, or pain from osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

New salves for AIDS patients to alleviate leg pain are in development. Capsaicin also has a rich history in alternative medicine. Reported benefits include antimicrobial, anticoagulant, or anti-inflammatory properties and the ability to promote circulation or to relieve cold symptoms by clearing the sinus.

Studies are under way to investigate whether capsaicin can increase the metabolism of body fat by raising metabolic rate and body temperature."

http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/Smith-OK.htm

"In Thailand, ingestion of capsicum is associated with increased fibrinolytic activity and hypocoagulability, resulting in higher antithrombin III and lower plasma fibrinogen levels. These may explain the lower incidence of thromboembolic disease in Thai people."

http://www.confex.com/ift/99annual/abstracts/3738.htm

"Red pepper fruit were a better source of antioxidants than green fruit, due to greater contents of ascorbic acid and phenolic compounds, including capsaicinoids. Red fruit also had greater levels of total sugars than green fruit. As pepper consumption increases due to greater popularity of ethnic foods, peppers may provide notable amounts of antioxidants to the human diet"