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
Naga Jolokia âGhostâ Pepper. Using standard the pepper heat scale rating, the Ghost Pepper has been rated 1,041,427 Scoville units, which is twice as hot as its closest competitor, the Red Savina Habanero. Although grown in several Northeastern parts of India, it is primarily grown in the Assam state.