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cayenne /cay·enne/ (ki-) (ka-yen´) capsicum. cayenne, n Latin names: Capsicum frutescens, Capsicum annuum; part used: capsaicin extract; uses: analgesia, arthritis, fibromyalgia, neuropathy, indigestion, gastroprotection (particularly that related to NSAID use), heart disease; precautions: pa-tients taking theophylline for asthma. Also called capsicum, African pepper, bird pepper, chili, chili pepper, or hot pepper. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1)French National Institute of Public Health Surveillance, Saint-Maurice, France' ; (2)Laboratory of Ecophysiologie et Ecotoxicologie des Systemes Aquatiques, Arcachon, France; (3)INSERM, Paris, France; (4)Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Laboratoire d'Hydrobiologie, Cayenne, French Guiana Born in Cayenne, French Guiana, Tamango (as he was called in childhood) grew up around the Yoruban vodoun religion of Guiana--his grandmother was a vodoun herbalist and healer. They're really putting that marriage to the test - spending three months in Cayenne, French Guiana, where, he tells us, they're coping with humidity, temperatures of 110 degrees or so, and ''jungle-y conditions. |
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