Capsasian is also a prescription drug-I know this because it was recently prescribed for a sports injury (bad sprain). On learning of the drug's main ingredients, peppers, the notion of making a home brew immediately came to mind Thanks to cyndylu for her recipe on making capasasian. It's interesting that all pharmacists repeatedly warned of the prescriptions heating properties.

On another, slightly related note, I juiced ginger according to a recipe found online. Someone else had mentioned that the very first teaspoon of this liquified ginger would taste not unlike 200 proof alcohol, whatever that tastes like-but you get the idea. Ginger, in its many forms is HOT.