Um, yeah.
We know this as pitta.
A study (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/health/17real.html?em&ex=1213848000&en=3692d4bf55d77c55&ei=5087%0A) in The New York Times also says that spicier night time meals lead to higher body temperatures as well. WAM (Western Allopathic Medicine) doesn’t know why, but it’s basic to Ayurveda. Such usefulness is Ayurveda!