Another great informative article, Sharon. I love the taste of hot pepper, but can
only tolerate just a smidgen of heat. Much more than that, I'm fanning my mouth with
my hands going at warp speed, and grabbing a liquid to drink.
Because of your knowledge of medicinal properties of plants, I have a question
regarding cucumbers, if I may. I would like to know what could be in cucumbers that
provides the effect as described below:
I've found that rubbing a slice of cucumber on a mosquito bite stops the itching and
swelling, but it only works on mosquito bites, not other insect bites. For others, I simply
use ice, which works for them.
During the summer, I use fresh cukes, but freeze slices during the winter to use early
spring before the cukes are ready to harvest.
Have tried numerous over-the-counter products that did not work at all, so keep going
back to the cukes which I've used for years, so I don't think it is the result of a placebo
effect. I could not find anything online that would explain what properties the cukes
might have that would have this effect.
