Capsaicin is derived from pure natural red pepper, and it is a new product with high added value. It has a wide range of uses, involving many fields such as medicine and health care, biological pesticides, chemical coatings, food health care, and military ammunition, and has extremely high medicinal value and economic value.

1. Pharmaceutical field

Medical research and pharmacological clinical experiments have shown that capsaicin has analgesic, antipruritic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and protective effects on cardiovascular and digestive systems. For example, capsaicin has obvious curative effect on chronic intractable neuralgia such as herpes zoster neuralgia, surgical neuralgia, diabetic neuralgia, arthralgia, rheumatism, etc.; detoxification injection made of high-purity capsaicin has become a widely used It is a highly effective new drug for detoxification; capsaicin also helps to treat various itching and skin diseases, such as psoriasis, urticaria, eczema, pruritus, etc. In recent years, many scholars have found that capsaicin has a very obvious bacteriostatic effect, and can induce early and delayed myocardial protection, and also has the effect of promoting appetite, enhancing gastrointestinal motility, and improving digestive function; at the same time, further purified capsaicin can also effectively kill Dead cancer cells, reducing the potential for cells to become cancerous, open up new avenues for cancer treatment.

2. Military field

Capsaicin is often used in the military as the main raw material for the manufacture of tear gas, tear gas guns and defense weapons because of its non-toxic, spicy and irritating characteristics, and has been widely used in some countries. In addition, capsaicin will trigger a strong physiological response in the human body, causing uncomfortable symptoms such as coughing, vomiting, and tears, so it can be used as a personal self-defense weapon, or to subdue lawbreakers.

3. The field of biological pesticides

Capsaicin is spicy, non-toxic, and has good contact killing and repelling effects on harmful organisms. As a new type of green pesticide, it has the incomparable advantages of other chemically synthesized pesticides, such as high efficacy, long lasting effect and degradability. It is a new environmentally friendly biological pesticide in the 21st century.

4. The field of functional coatings

The biological antifouling paint added with capsaicinoids is applied to the shell of the ship. The strong spicy taste can prevent the adhesion of algae and marine organisms, effectively preventing the damage of aquatic organisms to the ship. It replaces the organic tin antifouling paint and reduces the pollution of seawater. In addition, capsaicin can also be used to produce repellents against ants and rodents to prevent them from eating and eroding cables. At present, synthetic capsaicin has been used in this field in China.

5. Feed Industry

Capsaicinoid compounds can improve the digestive function of animals, promote appetite, and enhance blood circulation, so they can be used as food stomachic agents. If capsaicin is added to the feed, it will make up for the shortcomings of traditional synthetic additives, which are easy to cause toxic side effects on animals and poultry, pollute the environment, and endanger human health. It can also effectively prevent diseases such as diarrhea and inflammation in animals. Therefore, the new feed containing capsaicinoids will have great market prospects.

6. Food industry

In people’s daily life, low-concentration capsaicin has been widely used as an excellent food additive, such as various spicy seasonings, spicy sauces, red pigments, etc. Capsaicin has the effect of strengthening the stomach, promoting appetite and improving digestion. Especially in the humid cities of the south, people eat it every meal to help the body sweat. Capsaicin extracted and separated from peppers is used as a food additive and used in food industrial production, which not only realizes the effective utilization of China’s pepper resources, but also ensures the full absorption of capsaicin, and has far-reaching significance to China’s food processing industry.

7. Weight loss and health care

Capsaicin can enhance the ability of fat metabolism, accelerate the burning of body fat, prevent its excessive accumulation, and then achieve the purpose of weight control, weight loss and fitness.