Replied by Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 06/01/2016
Dear ORH and Kt,
If you all don't mind my intruding into this fascinating conversation...
I have read, as Kt, says above that "cayenne has the ability to correct and balance both ends..." I have searched half a dozen of my herb books and cannot find a reference that I feel I have read, but anyway, I believe that cayenne helps processes to work as they are supposed to. It has a normalizing effect.
The article Kt references doesn't exactly say that it causes the blood to clot. It says, "and the clotting action of the blood becomes more rapid." Cayenne is a stimulant. It is making the blood "do its thing" faster.
I have used cayenne for uterine hemorrhage and it worked amazingly well. I have also used cayenne to increase my circulation.
Really crazy, isn't it! I wish I understood it better, but meanwhile, I love cayenne. It is a beloved remedy of mine!
And, by the way, Kt, traditional Cajun cooking would have lots of cayenne and garlic together, I think. In all of my reading I have never seen that combining them would be contraindicated. In fact, Philip Fritchey, one of my favorite herbalists indicates using them together for a few different conditions.
Of course, every person is different and there is no one size fits all. Some people have side effects from cayenne and some from garlic.
Just my 2 cents.
~Mama to Many~
Back to Remedy Combinations Q&A