Depression can render people disabled in their work life, family life, and social life. Left untreated, clinical depression is as costly as heart disease or AIDS to the U.S. economy. Untreated depression is responsible for more than 200 million days lost from work each year.
The Scoville scale is a measurement of the pungency of chili peppers, or other spicy foods, as reported in Scoville heat units, a function of capsaicin concentration. Capsaicin is one of many related pungent compounds found in chili peppers, collectively called capsaicinoids. The scale is named after its creator, American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville whose 1912 method is known as the Scoville organoleptic test. In modern times, high-performance liquid chromatography is used to determine the pungen
Capsicum /ËkaepsÉ¨kÉm/ (ËkÃ¦psÉ¨kÉm also known as) peppers is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade Family. Solanaceae its species are native to The, americas where they have been cultivated for thousands of. Years in modern, times it is cultivated, worldwide and has become a key element in many regional. cuisinesn Spanish-speaking countries, many different names are used for the varieties and preparations. In Mexico, the term chile is used for hot peppers, while the heatless varieties are called pimiento (the masculine form of the word for pepper, which is pimienta).