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echo: herbs-n-such
to: alt.folklore.herbs
from: Evelyn Ruut
date: 2008-03-10 09:07:48
subject: Re: The opposite of Capsaicin?

"Sanukk"  wrote in message 
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>
> Hi
>
> Where Capsaicin (the active component of chili peppers) creates the
> sensation of extreme heat, is there anything that does the opposite, ie
> give the feeling of extreme cooling or cold?
>
> -S


Menthol from mint, Thymol from Thyme and Eucalyptol from Eucalyptus.   Look 
on your jar of Vicks vapo-rub.   Most of those cooling extracts are from 
herbs.

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