TIP: Click on subject to list as thread! ANSI
echo: herbs-n-such
to: alt.folklore.herbs
from: Billy
date: 2008-03-09 19:24:46
subject: Re: The opposite of Capsaicin?

In article , Sanukk  
wrote:

> 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

Only thing I can think of is menthol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menthol
but it isn't as nearly as strong as capsaicin.
-- 

Billy

Impeach Pelosi, Bush & Cheney to the Hague
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/
http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/
--- SBBSecho 2.12-Win32
* Origin: Derby City BBS - Louisville, KY - derbycitybbs.com (1:2320/100)
SEEN-BY: 10/1 3 14/300 34/999 90/1 106/1 120/228 123/500 132/500 134/10 140/1
SEEN-BY: 222/2 226/0 249/303 261/20 38 100 1381 1404 1406 1418 266/1413
SEEN-BY: 280/1027 320/119 396/45 633/260 262 267 712/848 800/432 2222/700
SEEN-BY: 2320/100 105 200 2905/0
@PATH: 2320/100 261/38 633/260 267

SOURCE: echomail via fidonet.ozzmosis.com

Email questions or comments to sysop@ipingthereforeiam.com
All parts of this website painstakingly hand-crafted in the U.S.A.!
IPTIA BBS/MUD/Terminal/Game Server List, © 2025 IPTIA Consulting™.