capsaicin (natural)

Reported Uses

• NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
• allergic rhinitis [Insufficient Evidence]
• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [Insufficient Evidence]
• athletic performance [Insufficient Evidence]
• back pain [Possibly Effective]
• burning mouth syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
• cancer [Insufficient Evidence]
• cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
• cardiovascular dz [Insufficient Evidence]
• cluster headache [Possibly Effective]
• diabetic neuropathy [Likely Effective]
• dry skin [Insufficient Evidence]
• dyslipidemia [Insufficient Evidence]
• dyspepsia [Insufficient Evidence]
• fibromyalgia [Insufficient Evidence]
• GERD [Insufficient Evidence]
• gestational diabetes [Insufficient Evidence]
• HTN [Insufficient Evidence]
• IBS [Insufficient Evidence]
• intermetatarsal neuroma [Insufficient Evidence]
• laryngitis [Insufficient Evidence]
• motion sickness [Insufficient Evidence]
• myofascial pain syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
• nausea/vomiting prevention, postop [Possibly Effective]
• neck pain [Insufficient Evidence]
• neuropathic pain [Insufficient Evidence]
• obesity [Insufficient Evidence]
• osteoarthritis [Possibly Effective]
• overall mortality [Insufficient Evidence]
• pain, acute [Possibly Effective]
• pain, chronic [Likely Effective]
• peptic ulcer [Insufficient Evidence]
• perennial rhinitis [Possibly Effective]
• peripheral neuropathy [Insufficient Evidence]
• peripheral neuropathy, HIV/AIDs-assoc. [Insufficient Evidence]
• post-herpetic neuralgia [Likely Effective]
• postop pain [Possibly Effective]
• prurigo nodularis [Insufficient Evidence]
• sinonasal polyposis [Insufficient Evidence]
• swallowing dysfxn [Insufficient Evidence]