In particular, the people of Mexico are convinced that this product enlightens the mind. And in India and Thailand, where the burning pepper is eating the most, they say that they owe it to him to good health, in their opinion, useful properties are invaluable. Hindus believe that if it were not for red pepper, the population of the country would long ago have died out due to the general poverty.
So maybe you should not scold lovers ostrenkogo for careless attitude to their health? It turns out that hot pepper really can bring a lot of benefits to the body.
For example, he is the record holder among other products for vitamin C. The first to find out was the scientist from Hungary, Albert Szent-György, for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1937.
Iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, potassium and sodium - all these vitally important trace elements are found in red pepper. It also contains fatty oils, capsorubin, capsantine, sugar, carotene and carotenoids.
A moderate amount of red pepper helps to strengthen digestion and increase appetite, it acts as a strengthening on the body as a whole. Improve blood circulation, increase secretion of gastric juice, help in the work of the liver, get rid of benign tumors, alleviate the condition of people suffering from bronchial asthma and allergies.
But the most important thing is that according to the latest research, chili can fight cancer! This, truly healing properties, burning pepper is due to the contained in it antibiotic capsaicin. By the way, it is the alkaloid capsaicin that gives pepper an inimitable burning taste and sharpness. Therefore, the more pepper is sharper, the more this life-giving substance is in it.
A number of experiments have shown that capsaicin has the ability to cause a mass death of cancer cells, which leads to a significant decrease in the size of the malignant tumor. This agent is especially effective in prostate cancer. However, this type of treatment has its drawbacks. After all, in order to achieve a health effect, an adult weighing, say, seventy kilograms, one must eat several fruits of red pepper in one sitting. Such "treatment" can turn into diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Moreover, a large amount of bitterness has the opposite effect - it helps to activate cancer cells.
So it is desirable to use hot pepper for preventive purposes. It is enough to put a small pod in borsch or soup daily. Or you can use dried chilli powder as seasoning for the second dish
If you use red pepper in this way, moreover, and do not abuse its amount, you can get rid of many bacterial and viral infections. After all, this fruit has powerful antimicrobial properties that contribute to the rapid death of pathogenic microflora. This process occurs rapidly, as soon as bitter substances from pepper get into the stomach. Just do not try to cure this product with a duodenal ulcer or stomach ulcer, ulcerative colitis, gastritis with high acidity, liver disease. With such diseases, the use of hot pepper is strictly contraindicated.
As you can see, red pepper can save a person from many health problems. Only use it must be extremely cautious. Especially since getting hot substances of red pepper on mucous membranes can cause a burn and even painful shock!
So that this does not happen, you need to know how to act when you get a surplus of bitter pepper on the mucous.
1. If you experience acute burning sensation in the mouth after consuming red pepper, drink milk - a minimum of half a cup. Or, eat yogurt, a few spoons of boiled rice. If the house has boiled potatoes or at least a slice of bread, these products will also help protect the mucous membrane of the mouth from burns.
2. Very painful sensations occur when you get pepper in your eyes. It is advisable to avoid this, but if it does happen, you should rinse your eyes with plenty of water, green tea or chamomile tea, do it long enough. You can also try to lower your face into the water and blink, then stay in the water for a while with your eyes open. Then it is recommended to drip eye drops, for example "vizin".
It is even better to wash eyes with fresh milk. Do this for a whole hour, and it can be longer. You can use a pipette - bury the milk in her eyes so that it flows out, it washes the pepper out of the eye. Some people, when they get into the eye of ground pepper, try to remove it with a napkin, a handkerchief or other improvised means. This is a serious mistake that can even lead to infection of the injured organ of vision. And pepper pollen can only be washed, it is useless to get it.
Then on eyes it is possible to put wadded pieces impregnated with decoction of a chemist's daisy or cold tea. And under the eyes, in order to avoid puffiness, it is recommended to put slices of raw potatoes.