One of the most popular and beloved spices is red pepper. The beneficial properties of red pepper have been known since ancient times. America is considered its ancestral home, it was there that they began to grow it several centuries before the arrival of Christopher Columbus. Portuguese and Spanish researchers brought the product to European countries, and at first called pepper “Indiana”. Today, red pepper is considered the obvious leader in popularity in India and Thailand.
Red pepper has a number of useful healing properties. Due to this feature, it is widely used in traditional and traditional medicine. The benefit of red pepper is explained by the fact that the composition of this vegetable includes almost all the vitamins, minerals and other useful substances that the human body needs.
Especially a lot of this vegetable contains vitamin C, the amount of which pepper is practically not inferior to blackcurrant and lemon. Sometimes just one slice of raw pepper is enough to eat in order to satisfy the daily requirement of the body for trace elements. Surprisingly, it is vitamin C in pepper that is not destroyed within 70-80 days, and its highest concentration is near the base of the stem.
Ripe pepper fruit, weighing about a hundred grams, contains about 300 mg of vitamin C. In addition, the beneficial properties of red pepper are so great thanks to carotene and rutin, which is part of the product. These substances have P-vitamin activity, which is necessary to strengthen the walls of the blood capillaries of the body.
In addition to the above, pepper is rich in vitamin B1, B2, vitamin E. Their combination with vitamin C helps to quickly strengthen blood vessels and reduces the permeability of the walls, which is why red pepper is so appreciated. Its use is undoubted. This vegetable improves human vision, helps stimulate hair growth, cleanses the skin and strengthens the mucous membranes of the body. In order to feel normal, it is enough to at least sometimes include in your diet a salad of fresh vegetables.
Red pepper should be taken by people who suffer from depression, insomnia, diabetes, with memory impairment, as well as a loss of strength. The beneficial properties of red pepper also lie in the huge concentration of potassium and sodium, iron and iodine, calcium, magnesium and zinc. With the help of this vegetable, you can increase immunity, protect yourself from the possibility of early baldness, anemia.
The composition of any pepper, both sweet and bitter, includes a component that gives a specific taste. It is called capsacin and also has a number of useful properties. For example, this substance helps stimulate the pancreas and regulates the stomach, lowers blood pressure, and prevents thrombosis.
In general, pepper is advised to take with vitamin deficiency, as well as to restore the body after a severe illness. Useful properties of red pepper in this case are the presence of general strengthening substances. The vegetable is rich in fiber, which does not allow radiation to penetrate the human body.
Despite the fact that this vegetable is so useful, it is necessary to use it in moderation and caution, since sometimes there are contraindications to the use of this product due to the high concentration of oil and crude fiber. As in any other business, you need a sense of proportion.
Girls often prefer pepper, as it contains substances that strengthen nails and hair. Some scientists advise taking pepper juice every day in an amount of 50 ml to prevent the intestines from gas, cramping and colic. Also in combination with carrot juice perfectly cleanses the skin of spots. Eat red pepper and be healthy!