Now this is going to sound really off the wall, and before we begin, I want to stress that these statements have not been evaluated nor approved by the FDA, IRS, ICE, Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, or the National Model Railroad Association.
I came down with a bad cold. Nose running, sneezing like crazy, non-stop. I ate some Mongolian Beef for lunch, which I like highly spiced, so I squeezed a bunch of the seeds from those giant red chili pepper pods which usually come with such dishes.
Within minutes my mouth was pleasantly on fire (maybe not so pleasant for those of you not used to peppery foods)and my sneezing, nose running and other unpleasant symptoms had stopped. The effects lasted about an hour, and it was a great relief from a day of suffering.
Well, of course, being a pipe smoker, and no doubt being in a somewhat more than usual dazed state of mind from the cold, I thought, "What if....."
So I squeezed out a bunch more pepper seeds, and carefully mixed them in a with a bowl of 4noggins' superb Button Bay. Lighting up, I sat back and waited for results. Other than a bit of snapping and crackling, the blend tasted and acted as usual, but within a few minutes, I once again began to feel a pleasant warmness in my mouth and nose (yes, I retro-haled; well not exactly, 'cause I'm not sure exactly how to do that*, but sticking the P-lip stem into alternate nostrils achieved the same thing).
It's possible that the effect my not be that different from tobaccos with a heavy dose of perique, but, in any case, I had an hour's pleasant smoke, and several hours' relief from the worst of the cold symptoms.
Obviously, this is not for everybody, and one note of caution: BE SURE TO THOROUGHLY WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER HANDLING PEPPER SEEDS -- you do not want to rub your eyes with traces of capsicum on your hands.
*Will someone please instruct me in how to properly retro-hale (that is, breathe the tobacco back out the nose) without having to first inhale into the lungs? Thank you. Oh, by the way, I think I'll call my new blend "Dr Pepper."
I came down with a bad cold. Nose running, sneezing like crazy, non-stop. I ate some Mongolian Beef for lunch, which I like highly spiced, so I squeezed a bunch of the seeds from those giant red chili pepper pods which usually come with such dishes.
Within minutes my mouth was pleasantly on fire (maybe not so pleasant for those of you not used to peppery foods)and my sneezing, nose running and other unpleasant symptoms had stopped. The effects lasted about an hour, and it was a great relief from a day of suffering.
Well, of course, being a pipe smoker, and no doubt being in a somewhat more than usual dazed state of mind from the cold, I thought, "What if....."
So I squeezed out a bunch more pepper seeds, and carefully mixed them in a with a bowl of 4noggins' superb Button Bay. Lighting up, I sat back and waited for results. Other than a bit of snapping and crackling, the blend tasted and acted as usual, but within a few minutes, I once again began to feel a pleasant warmness in my mouth and nose (yes, I retro-haled; well not exactly, 'cause I'm not sure exactly how to do that*, but sticking the P-lip stem into alternate nostrils achieved the same thing).
It's possible that the effect my not be that different from tobaccos with a heavy dose of perique, but, in any case, I had an hour's pleasant smoke, and several hours' relief from the worst of the cold symptoms.
Obviously, this is not for everybody, and one note of caution: BE SURE TO THOROUGHLY WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER HANDLING PEPPER SEEDS -- you do not want to rub your eyes with traces of capsicum on your hands.
*Will someone please instruct me in how to properly retro-hale (that is, breathe the tobacco back out the nose) without having to first inhale into the lungs? Thank you. Oh, by the way, I think I'll call my new blend "Dr Pepper."