The researcher expresses her profound gratitude and heartfelt thanks to our Almighty God; the redeemer and provider of everything, for the courage and strength to make this research possible.
A million thanks to Mrs. Maria Victoria R. Valenzona, our Homeroom and Science adviser for teaching me the right procedures in research writing and for her unselfish support and guidance in order to make this project a success.
And lastly, the researcher expresses her sincere gratitude to her beloved parents for the love, moral and financial support, for the realization of this research work.
ABSTRACT
This research work is aimed to determine the effectiveness of red chili peppers as a topical natural pain reliever, compared to the commercial pain-relieving oils, creams and liniments, and also to know if it can be a good alternative to the artificial anti-inflammatory drugs. Three (3) different frequencies of applications were done to three (3) sample persons, and these are: 3 times a day, 4 times a day and 5 times a day, all for a duration of one (1) week. A commercially-bought pain reliever (Omega Pain Killer) was used for comparison.
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Most of the time, when we feel pain, we take anti-inflammatory drugs, but these drugs have many side-effects, such as ulcers, strokes, heart attack, damage to the kidney, bleeding in the stomach, among many other complications. There are many effective natural pain killers, which can be used instead of the artificial drugs. Thus, this researcher looked for a natural pain reliever from plants like red chili peppers.
Objective/Statement of the Problem
The objective of this research project is to determine the effectiveness of red chili peppers as a natural pain reliever, compared to the commercial anti-pain liniments, like Omega Pain Killer, and also to know if it can be a good alternative to the oral
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