Pain relieve Phytoblack is a professional strength, non-irritating capsaicin spray in aloe vera base with calming lavender, peppermint and chamomile essential oils.

What is Phytoblcok? Phytoblock is an intensive pain therapy sprayfor professional use. Phytoblock contains Capsicum Extract. Capsicum is an extract of the cayenne pepper. This spray can be used for relief of neck and back pain, sports injuries. It can also be used to treat fibromyalgia, migraine and cluster headaches, pain associated with the sciatic nerve, shingles, sickle cell anemia, and for abdominal cramping associated with PMS and endomitriosis.

Route of Action: Upon penetration of the skin of the affected area, capsicum works with the body's chemistry to lower the level of Substance P, a pain messenger. By interrupting the message to the brain that there is pain, capsicum provides quick relief. For best results use 2-3 times daily to build up the presence of capsicum and reduce the level of Substance P.

What is Capsicum? Capsicum or hot red chili peppers, have come into their own recently, both as a culinary spice and as a hot new medical remedy. Long used as a food spice and an aid to digestion, red chilies or cayenne peppers were once thought to aggravate stomach ulcers. This fear has been discounted by researchers who became excited by studies that indicated that capsicum could help prevent the formation of dangerous blood clots. Now new research is focusing on this spices ability to act as an anti-inflammatory agent, and aid in controlling pain.

The active ingredient in capsicum is a compound called capsaicin that functions to deplete 'substance P', which is involved in the transmission of pain from the skin to the spinal cord. By blocking substance P, capsaicin acts as a dramatic and long-lasting anesthetic bringing relief to almost 75 percent of patients tested with the cream. It can take as long as three days from first application to begin to deplete substance P from the peripheral nerves.

How Phytoblock differs from others that contain Capsicum/Capsaicin:

Physicians and professional therapists have widely accepted Capsicum gels as the preferred treatment of choice for topical pain relief, but with one unfortunate side effect. Due to it's powerful thermal nature, many patients have experienced irritation of the skin when in contact with these gels. Plexus is excited to offer a product that utilizes the powerful pain relief of Capsicum in a gel that is gentle to the skin!

Phytoblock consists of a soothing base of aloe vera, essential oils, and other natural ingredients.

Surprising new studies: Recent studies have even found capsicum gels/creams to be effective in the treatment of itching and pain due to postmastectomy pain syndrome, skin tumor, amputation stump pain, psoriasis, pruritus and acne. Researchers have discovered that a topically applied cream containing capsicum could help also control some types of chronic skin pains. Now available in the form of a prescription drug called Zostrix, capsicum ointment is applied to the skin to aid in controlling the pain associated with herpes zoster, also known as shingles, as well as neuralgia and postoperative amputation trauma.

"Many people with Spinal Cord Injuries suffer from complications associated with a neurogenic bladder. In some cases, the damaged nerves cause the bladder to become very spastic, preventing it from holding a large volume of urine. It also increases the bladder pressure, which can lead to renal failure and death if left untreated. Capsaicin is a chemical found in hot peppers that has the ability to block the nerves involved in bladder spasticity and, subsequently, reduce its pressure!" http://www.csro.com/ The Canadian Spinal Research Organiztion.

Capsaicin which gives peppers their fire, is used in creams to relieve pain from arthritis and diabetes nerve damage. Dabbed inside the nostrils, pepper balms may relieve cluster headaches. Capsaicin is also an antioxidant that can impede the growth of cancer cells Reader's Digest, The Healing Powers of Asian Cusine page 32, September 2001.

Each container contains: 2 oz.

Ingredients: Aloe Vera Gel, (Aloe barbadensis M.), Alcohol-39C, Extract of Chamomile (Chamomila officinalis), Eucalyptus Oil (Eucalyptus globulus), Peppermint Oil (Mentha arvensis), Lavender Oil (Lavendula angustifolia), Menthol, Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia), Thymol, Methyl Salicylate and Azulene (Chamomilia Officinalis).

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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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