Red pepper for heartburn. (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients | April 1, 2003| | Copyright

Thirty patients with functional dyspepsia (patients with gastroesophageal reflux and irritable bowel syndrome were excluded) were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, 2.5 g/day of red pepper powder (Capsicum annum) or placebo in capsules, in 3 divided doses before meals, for 5 weeks. The symptom score decreased (improved) progressively during the study in the group receiving red pepper; after 5 weeks, the mean symptom score was 48% lower in the red pepper group than in the placebo group (p

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