CBD definitely has a calming effect, although ingesting CBD may have a different effect than smoking/vaping it. I have a CBD vape pen at work that I take a hit off if I'm anxious and it seems to calm that part of my brain pretty quick.

I read an article recently that discussed how there are receptors in your stomach that are activated by both cannabinoids and capsaicin (compound in hot peppers), and having both CBD and spicy foods at the same time might have an enhanced effect, but I'm not qualified to know if that's true.