Lora Bannan wrote: > Ya know, I'll have to have my hubby read this. Poor thing has shingles and > has been in quite a bit of pain and now itches. I tried to convince him to > let me make a pepper concoction to run on his side but he wouldn't agree. > Maybe I should make some anyhow! Who knows what uses I could find for it? > > Lora Hi Lora...if you have a WalMart handy, go to their pharmacy and get some Capsaicin cream, or any drug store and ask for capsaicin cream. Rub that on and although it will burn a little at first, it will go into the skin and take away thepain and itching. I have been using it for arthritis in my right thumb, and it works. Chile peppers are good for everything, except that, Rael! Cheers, Doug in BC