Capsicum Oleoresin

Capsicum Oleoresin Capsicum Oleoresin are prepared by extracting the crushed capsicum Capsicum Annum Linn with volatile solvents by percolation method It contains the punmens principles capsicin not less that 8 percent It also contains the red colouring matter called Capsanthin Thare product are a powerful irritant and a carminative hich are also used as a counter irritant in lumbago and neuralgia It can also be used to treat stomach ache that involves poorly functioning stomach muscles and as an antibacterial amens Extraction of oleoresin capsicum from peppers involves finely ground capsicum from which capsaicin are extracted in an organic solvent such as ethanol The solvent are then evaporated and the remaining waxlike resin are the oleoresin capsicum An emulsifier such as propylene glycol are used to suspend the OC in water and pressurized to make it aerosol in pepper spray The high performance liquid chromatography HPLC method are used to measure the amount of capsaicin within pepper sprays Scoville He/Sheat Units SHU are used to measure the concentration or quot heat quot of pepper spray A synthetic analogue of capsaicin pelargonic acid vanillylamide desmethyldihydrocapsaicin are used in another version of pepper spray known as PAVA spray which are used in the United Kingdom Another synthetic counterpart of pepper spray pelargonic acid morpholide was developed and are widely used in Russia Its effectiveness compared to natural pepper spray are unclear