Why does salt on a wound hurt, but not other spices like pepper or garlic?

[JEDI]

What is it about NaCl that makes it so painful on a wound?

 

[DaShen]

Let's try chili powder and find out, any test subjects

 

[dug777]

you're full of stupid questions right now aren't you?

have you ever tried chilli or garlic?

 

[Alkesh]

Its an ion, and ur neurons uses an electric charge to fire off signals.

 

[PsharkJF]

Doesn't salt also dry out the wound?

 

[MiniDoom]

I bet a habanera would hurt.

 

[PurdueRy]

are all spices acidic? I believe NaCl is...

 

[bootymac]

Pee on your wounds and report back to me

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: bootymac
Pee on your wounds and report back to me

:Q

 

[Mucho]

Have you ever tried spices on your wounds?

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

I bet pepper would hurt...

 

[leftyman]

i thought your mommy doesnt want you to play in the kitchen??

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
are all spices acidic? I believe NaCl is...

NaCl is more basic, which explains why it would sting

 

[AdamSnow]

Originally posted by: PsharkJF
Doesn't salt also dry out the wound?

I thought that was why as well.

 

[mercanucaribe]

The fact that we use salt, peppers, and garlic as spices has nothing to do with whether they would hurt. I fail to see the connection between salt and oregano that would compel you to compare them.

 

[shimsham]

lemon juice

 

[DingDingDao]

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
are all spices acidic? I believe NaCl is...

NaCl is more basic, which explains why it would sting

Holy sh!t, where did you people learn chemistry? NaCl is an ionic compound and a salt. It's the net result of the reaction between an acid and a base to yield water and a salt. NaCl is neither acidic nor basic.

The reason it hurts to put salt on a wound is because sodium (Na+) is the primary cation involved in action potentiation in neurons. In the simplest terms, sodium is what drives signaling in the nervous system.

 

[Stifko]

Garlic does sting an open wound, I think.

 

[SilverMirage]

Originally posted by: DingDingDao

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
are all spices acidic? I believe NaCl is...

NaCl is more basic, which explains why it would sting

Holy sh!t, where did you people learn chemistry? NaCl is an ionic compound and a salt. It's the net result of the reaction between an acid and a base to yield water and a salt. NaCl is neither acidic nor basic.

The reason it hurts to put salt on a wound is because sodium (Na+) is the primary cation involved in action potentiation in neurons. In the simplest terms, sodium is what drives signaling in the nervous system.

HAHAHA this is the funniest thing I've ever seen! take middle school chemistry and then report back to anandtech forum boards please.

Salt makes water (blood contains water) more conductive (conductivity allows electricity to pass through more easily), making electrical signals (generated by neurons) stronger.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: SilverMirage

Originally posted by: DingDingDao

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
are all spices acidic? I believe NaCl is...

NaCl is more basic, which explains why it would sting

Holy sh!t, where did you people learn chemistry? NaCl is an ionic compound and a salt. It's the net result of the reaction between an acid and a base to yield water and a salt. NaCl is neither acidic nor basic.

The reason it hurts to put salt on a wound is because sodium (Na+) is the primary cation involved in action potentiation in neurons. In the simplest terms, sodium is what drives signaling in the nervous system.

HAHAHA this is the funniest thing I've ever seen! take middle school chemistry and then report back to anandtech forum boards please.

What did he say about NaCl that's wrong?

 

[SilverMirage]

It was:

are all spices acidic? I believe NaCl is...


NaCl is more basic, which explains why it would sting

 

[Crono]

My mistake; NaCl is not basic but table salt is (if only slighly).

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: SilverMirage
It was:

are all spices acidic? I believe NaCl is...


NaCl is more basic, which explains why it would sting

Oh I thought you were talking to DingDingDao.

 

[HombrePequeno]

Originally posted by: SilverMirage
It was:

are all spices acidic? I believe NaCl is...


NaCl is more basic, which explains why it would sting

Don't you have to have an OH to be more basic?

Table salt is just that: a salt.

Edit: Nevermind, I thought you were talking to DingDingDao too.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Because salt is bad for you and garlic is good for you.