IMPORTANT NOTE: ALWAYS READ THE ENTIRE LABEL TO MAKE SURE THE MEDICINAL HERBAL PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY BE ALLERGIC TO AND WON'T MIX WELL WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS YOU'RE TAKING.

Little known facts

The cayenne pepper is a red hot chili pepper for flavoring dishes. It's also used for medicinal purposes. The pepper is named after the city of Cayenne in French Guiana.

Cayenne is also called Capsicum. They are both interchangeable since they are both in the same family.

There are many fruits in the Capsicum family.

The activity of the herb is measured by its BTU (British Thermal Units) rating or should I say, how hot it is.

Cayenne is well known as the plant that bites back.

Living up north seems to afford me with an endless amount of opportunities. One of them being experiencing all four seasons of the year, and yet another is appreciating the ground cover that each season brings. Unfortunately, part of the ground cover involves weeds in my yard and garden. But lately, I have discovered a newfound respect for one of the weeds known as the dandelion.

The dandelion is a puffy yellow weed that finds no problem in spreading itself over lawn and other areas, and manages to survive even in the driest, or wettest, of conditions. The name dandelion means lion's tooth, because of the jagged edges of the leaves, and how they resemble teeth.