Hot Chili Peppers- a Pain Killer?

WebMD features an article about possible pain relief benefits to be gained from hot chili peppers. The linked article is titled Hot Chili Peppers May Relieve Pain. Capsaicin, an ingredient in the peppers which gives them their "hotness," when combined with a derivative of lidocaine, was used by researchers who tested rats. Following injections of the chemical, rats seemed to become tolerant of inflicted pain.

Research results were published in the journal Nature.