Dried Bhut Jolokia

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The Bhut jolokia is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,Nagaland and Manipur& is  also known as ghost pepper, ghost chili, U-morok, red naga, naga jolokia and ghost jolokia. It has guiness world records of hottest chilli on 9 september,2016 .
Uses :
Bhut jolokia is used as a food and a spice, as well as a remedy to summer heat. It is used in both fresh and dried forms, to "heat up" curries, pickles and chutneys. It is popularly used in combination with pork or dried or fermented fish. In northeastern India, the peppers are smeared on fences or incorporated in as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance.[17][18] The pepper's intense heat makes it a fixture in competitive chili pepper eating.
The fiery sensation of chilli is caused by a compound ‘capsaicin’ localized mainly in the placenta and the flesh of a chilli fruit. It survives both cooking and freezing and dissolves in fat. Capsaicin is found only in chillies and not in other plants and animals. Capsaicin is becoming more popular every day in applications that range from the strange to the ingenious. Capsaicin has been found to trigger the brain to produce endorphins, a natural pain killer that promotes a sense of well being. There are now dozens of brands of capsaicin creams in the market to combat the pain of arthritis and for topical use for disease like shingles, psoriasis, and other skin disorders. Researchers are putting new twists on these medications almost weekly. One recent application format is the capsaicin patch used for pain relief. Other medical developments include the introduction of capsaicin gels and the addition of other medicines or herbs to make the capsaicin products more efficacious as pain killers for minor muscle aches, joint arthritis, backaches, bruises and sprains. Other uses of the compound include manufacture of police grade pepper spray that comes handy in riot control, subduing criminals and even as a self defense kit for lonely woman. Capsaicin has been applied to veterinary sutures to prevent pets from pulling them out with their teeth. Its use has been suggested for coating fiber-optic cables to prevent rodents from gnawing on them. Capsaicin is also used as animal and insect repellent, specially, ants and cockroaches. In fact, many experts believe that capsaicin’s use as a medicine has a great future that scientists are just beginning to discover.