The Agony and Ecstasy of Capsaicin

SciFri · 118K views · 2016 · 5:04

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Explains how capsaicin affects the body and why the sensation of chili heat is both painful and pleasurable.

Linked by 2 independent sites, 2 of them widely read in the 2026-10 crawl of the open web, including libretexts.org, sciencefriday.com.