Health Benefits of Red Pepper

I believe that many of you must like to eat chili peppers . Chili peppers are actually very effective. Let’s take a look at the introduction below:

1. Natural decongestant and cough remedy

It can eliminate congestion and clear sinusitis, which is a common feature of any spicy food. Red pepper works like cold medicine and can be used to treat respiratory diseases. The reason why red pepper has such a magical effect of clearing nasal congestion is mainly because it contains capsaicin, a plant chemical that makes the tongue feel spicy. Eating red pepper has a greater impact than taking cold medicine. This is because when the red pepper touches the tongue, the brain receives a strong message from the mouth and tongue, so it stimulates the endocrine glands in the respiratory tract to respond to the message, resulting in a surge of secretions, causing the eyes to be filled with tears, a runny nose, and the removal of mucus in the lungs.

2. Reduce fat and lose weight

Capsaicin contained in peppers can promote fat metabolism, prevent fat accumulation in the body, and help reduce fat, lose weight and prevent diseases. In Japan, there was a craze for using pepper powder to lose weight. The scientific basis for this is that the capsaicin rich in pepper powder can effectively curb the accumulation of fat in the body, thereby achieving the effect of weight loss.

3. Improve heart function

The "health product" is made of red pepper as the main raw material, garlic, hawthorn extract and vitamin E. After consumption, it can improve heart function and promote blood circulation. In addition, regular consumption of red pepper can lower blood lipids, reduce thrombosis, and has a certain preventive effect on cardiovascular diseases.

4. Red pepper has strong antioxidant capacity

The more red peppers you eat, the more you can strengthen your ability to fight aging because they are a rich source of antioxidants vitamin C and carotene. These antioxidants protect the body by neutralizing free radicals (a harmful molecule that naturally accumulates in the body and causes cell damage). Researchers point out that consuming more antioxidant vitamins can prevent diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, and arthritis.

5. Red pepper can relieve many types of pain

Research results show that capsaicin, the chemical that makes red peppers irritating, can relieve a variety of pain, such as muscle pain or pain caused by damaged nerves. Capsaicin is also an ingredient in many pain-relieving ointments, such as those used to relieve arthritis or joint pain. Clinical trials have shown that Zostrix, an over-the-counter ointment containing 0.075% capsaicin, can effectively relieve arthritis pain. A recent survey conducted by a research team at the University of Oxford in the UK found that capsaicin can relieve symptoms in four of 10 patients with neurological diseases. These patients usually feel itchy in the affected area, numbness all over the body, and hot and cold. After using Zostrix ointment, patients will feel a burning sensation because the drug stimulates the TRPV1 channel. TRPV1 is a heat-activated calcium channel located on the surface of nerve cells that are sensitive to pain and temperature.

Tips

Eating too much capsaicin can severely irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa, causing stomach pain, diarrhea, burning and stinging pain in the anus, inducing gastrointestinal diseases, and promoting hemorrhoid bleeding.