The Basics On Capsaicin
What is Capsaicin?
Active component of chili peppers that when used topically helps with the transmission of pain.
What are other names for Capsaicin?
(E)- 6-NONENAMIDE, 8-METHYL-N-CANILLYL-, (E)-N-[[(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)METHYL]-8-METHYL-6-NONENAMIDE, 6-NONENAMIDE, 8-METHYL-N-CANILLYL-, (E)-, 6-NONENAMIDE, N-[(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)METHYL]-8-METHYL-, 6-NONENAMIDE, N-[(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)METHYL]-8-METHYL-, (6E)-, 6NONENAMIDE, N[(4HYDROXY3METHOXYPHENYL)METHYL]8METHYL, (E), 8-METHYL-N-CANILLYL- (E)- 6-NONENAMIDE, CAPSAICIN, CAPSAICINE, N-[(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)METHYL]-8-METHYL- 6-NONENAMIDE, and N-[(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)METHYL]-8-METHYL-6-NONENAMIDE
What is Capsaicin used for?
Capsaicin is the active ingredient in chili peppers and it is the ingredient that gives them their hot flavor.
How Capsaicin is classified
Plant Extracts
Recommendations for using Capsaicin during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Avoid
Capsaicin During Pregnancy
What we know about using Capsaicin while pregnant or breastfeeding
Limited information available.
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General safety info about Capsaicin from CIR
No report found.
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Products where you might find Capsaicin
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List of References
General sources: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
1. Henderson D, Slickman A, Henderson S. Quantitative HPLC determination of the antioxidant activity of capsaicin on the formation of lipid hydroperoxides of linoleic acid: a comparative study against BHT and melatonin. J Agric Food Chem. 1999;47(7):2563-2570. [PubMed] 2. Galano A, Mart√≠nez A. Capsaicin, a tasty free radical scavenger: mechanism of action and kinetics. J Phys Chem B. 2012;116(3):1200-1208. [PubMed] 3. CAPSAICIN. EWG’s Skin Deep Cosmetic Database. https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/701070/CAPSAICIN/. Published 2018. Accessed October 2018.
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