thehauntingsoul Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I was watching TV today and there was an add for some shit local restaraunt. They talked about chilli peppers and Capsaicin. Until this day I thought it was some name for some character or something... hell I dunno. What I do know is: Capsaicin is present in large quantities in the placental tissue(which holds the seeds), the internal membranes and, to a lesserextent, the other fleshy parts of the fruits of plants in the genus Capsicum.Contrary to popular belief, the seeds themselves do not produce anycapsaicin, although the highest concentration of capsaicin can be foundin the white pith around the seeds.[8] The seeds of Capsicum plants are predominantly dispersed by birds.Birds do not have the receptor to which capsaicin binds, so it does notfunction as an irritant for them. Chili pepper seeds consumed by birdspass through the digestive tract and can germinate later, but mammalshave molars,which destroy seeds and prevent them from germinating. Thus, naturalselection may have led to increasing capsaicin production because itmakes the plant less likely to be eaten by animals that do not help itreproduce. However, there is evidence that capsaicin first evolved asan anti-fungal agent.[1] In 2006 it was discovered that tarantula venomactivates the same pathway of pain as is activated by capsaicin, thefirst demonstrated case of such a shared pathway in both plant andanimal anti-mammal defense.[9] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Calx Sherbet Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 i thought i saw it on the side of some pill container Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest abusivegeorge Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 This thread is making me hot for some whole, raw, small red chillie consumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 + i tried supa pure style once ... was a touch of acknowledgement then .. ar shit .. then straight to the chilli detestivals bathrooms for much and many waters for my burning mouthparts .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muflontillah Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I thought, and am still thinking, that in some way, the nickname has to do something with a song of a kind. ..it quite reminds me of the colour of the cover picture of Aphex Twin - Classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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