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Re: cayenne

Cayenne acts more as a deterrent than a pesticide. In the spray I recently
posted cayenne and garlic act as deterrents while soap/oil/baking soda act
as pesticides on soft bodied insects and a fungicide (soda).

The post that you are questioning was posted in response to
spraying/dusting rotenone as a deterrent for rabbits, not as a pesticide. I
think that the misuse or overuse of any pesticide, even if it is organic,
is an irresponsible abuse of the environment. But I also realize that a lot
of people don't know that what they may be doing can be dangerous.

As you mentioned, cayenne and garlic are great for treating or preventing a
lot of conditions. I'm not familiar with their use as a treatment for
Candida, but I have heard that they can be used to Prevent candida onset.
I've recommended Cayenne to friends for help with spastic colon and other
lower digestive track problems, and all but a few have reported good
results. However, as you found out, it may not work for everyone. This is
one of the things about all medicines (which unfortunately a lot of
allopathic doctors don't realize), that people need to experiment with
things to see what works best for each individual.

Peace,
--Natalie

>How come the cayenne kills only the bad insects? Or does it.
>I used to read a lot of health books that said garlic or cayenne killed
>candida, but when I had it, I found garlic and cayenne also killed the good
>bacteria in my colon which made the candida flare up worse.


> Please, rather than using rotenone for this purpose, use cayenne pepper,
> extra hot liberally sprinkled around your plants. Rotenone kills tons of
> beneficial insects which can radically put the ratio of good bugs/bad
bugs
> out of balance then creating a vicious circle where you need to use more
> rotenone to kill more bad bugs.
>
> >I used to use rotenone as either a spray or dust on my outdoor plants
when

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Natalie McNair-Huff, organic gardener
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