Active ingredients include menthol, camphor, methyl salicylate, lidocaine, or capsaicin. Although generally safe, Salonpas ...

Backonja et al. have demonstrated that one 60-minute application of a high-dose capsaicin dermal patch provides immediate and long-termreduction in pain in patients with PHN. This multicenter ...

What do humans and an Asian tree shrew have in common? We are the only two mammals known to tolerate the burn of capsaicin – the active chemical compound responsible for making chilli peppers ...

But there's no real heat in a pepper. So, what's going on? It's all about a chemical compound in peppers called capsaicin. Capsaicin binds to pain receptors on our nerves called TRPV1. Normally ...