Actually, the Red Savina has been unseated as the hottest pepper - the hottest now is the Naga/Bhut Jolokia (or Ghost Pepper): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia_pepper


Naga Jolokia translates to "King Cobra Cayenne"...yikes. (I have a pound of organic powder, but after I opened the bag and took a whiff...I felt fear, lol).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Savina


The thing we need to remember (mostly) is that when peppers are dried, they become MUCH hotter than their stated H.U. (Heat Units). Dr. Christopher did ALL his healing with African Bird Peppers (100-150K H.U. when raw). Dr. Schulze upped the ante and added Habaneros (250-350K when raw). BUT, even though Dr. Schulze advertises his powder/tincture to be 250,000 HU (or hotter)...his ingredient list reads like this:

Botanical Ingredients: Dr. Schulze ’s special blend of Habanero, California Jalapeño, African Bird, Chinese Bird, Korean Aji, Japanese and Thai Red Peppers.

Jalapenos are rated at only 8,000 HU.

Do I think you should use Red Savina's in a tincture? I think if they're dried, you'd end up with a product that virtually no one would be able to handle. If you could get raw ones, that'd still likely be less hot than the dried Habaneros (or maybe even the dried Bird Peppers).

Good question :)

Healthiest of blessings -

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