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Science@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Perspective: capsaicin is a psychoactive substance

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Perspective: capsaicin is a psychoactive substance

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Science@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Capsaicin, the active substance in chili peppers, acts on vanilloid receptors (TRPV1) and alters adrenaline and endorphine levels.

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2 years ago
I heard a story that north koreans eat pounds of kimchi peppers to trigger the effect.