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
Pepper(s) / Pimienta(s) / Pebre Pepper, the condiment, is a spice made by grinding the dried berry of a plant called Piper nigrum.This vine, which can grow up to ten feet tall, is indigenous to Asia, and nowadays grown mainly in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brazil.epper(s) / Pimienta(s) / Pebre Pepper, the condiment, is a spice made by grinding the dried berry of a plant called Piper nigrum.