Laryngeal afferents

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Capsicum, also known as chili or paprika, is the fruit of various Capsicum species. It is widely used as a spice and, traditionally, it has been used internally for colic, flatulent dyspepsia, chronic laryngitis, insufficiency of peripheral circulation, and externally for neuralgia. Capsaicin (the active pungent ingredient) has been used extensively as a probe to elucidate the function of sensory neurons in various organs and systems (including the stomach), because of its ability to excite and later defunctionalize a subset of primary afferent neurons. 

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