Native Americans have known this trick for thousands of
years, but this first aid trick was one I’d personally never heard of, and
certainly wouldn’t have ever thought to try.
Believe it or not, Cayenne pepper is a plant that should be
in everyone’s medicine cabinet, even if it’s not in your kitchen. Cayenne
should also be as a part of your emergency first aid kit. Research has also
shown that cayenne pepper has many other exceptional health and medicinal
benefits, including the prevention of heart attack, cold, and prevention of
bleeding.
How to Use Cayenne for external wounds:
Take a little cayenne pepper powder and put directly into
the bleeding cut or laceration. The bleeding should stop within 10-15 seconds.
Cayenne powder should be reserved for small cuts and scrapes, if it is a larger
wound, take a teaspoon of red pepper powder, dispersed in a glass of warm water
and drink it quickly. Cayenne is actually a powerful styptic (substance able to
stop bleeding when applied to a wound.) It does a quick equalization of blood
pressure and blood clotting starts. Not only does cayenne work to stop bleeding
quickly, it also disinfects the cut so you don’t need to worry about infections.
Dr. Richard Schulze, ND, MH, proclaimed, “If you only master
one herb in your life, master cayenne pepper. It’s more powerful than any
other.”
Sources:
buynongmoseeds.com