The
Naga Jolokia pepper from India is reportedly the world's hottest pepper. It has a Scoville rating of 1 million which equates to 200 times hotter than the average jalapeno pepper.
The pepper is used as a spice in food or eaten alone. One seed from a Naga Jolokia can sustain intense pain sensations in the mouth for up to 30 minutes before subsiding. Extreme care should be taken when ingesting the pepper and its seeds. It is used as a cure for stomach ailments. It is also used as a remedy to summer heat, presumably by inducing perspiration. [17] In northeastern India the peppers are smeared on fences or used in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance