Now we often meet the name "capsaicin". He is something there helps, very useful, and so on. Come on, we shall understand "what kind of fruit is this?"
Thus, capsaicin - an alkaloid found in chili peppers that gives peppers and a burning taste. The more capsaicin is concentrated in the white pulp and seeds of the fruit. Other vegetables contain quite a bit of capsaicin.
For example, in bell peppers only 0.03%. pungency scale ( «Scoville heat units» (SHU) has even been developed, in which the sharpness of sweet pepper taken as 0. According to this scale, the leading place occupies pepper Naga Jolokia from India: 1.04 million. SHU capsaicin content. This pepper is so searing that causes irritation, just getting on the skin. To work with him, it is necessary to wear a signet!
It has long been proven that eating chili to eat healthy. In addition, the "usefulness" and this manifests itself in many ways. For example, capsaicin is used in the fight against cancer. Let's look at some of the beneficial properties of capsaicin and chili, among others.
The chili contains many different chemical compounds that help maintain the immune system in the body. Studies have shown that capsaicin has anti-bacterial, anti-carcinogenic, analgesic and anti-diabetic properties.
In the form of creams capsaicin (contained in chilli pepper) anaesthetises. When applied to the problematic area with capsaicin cream pain may first increase, but then the soreness subsides completely. And if you regularly use like cream in the fight, for example, with back pain, the discomfort will disappear pretty quickly. Capsaicin stimulates the release of a substance which is involved in the transmission of pain signals between nerves in the spinal cord and other body parts.
Capsaicin helps to relieve the pain in such cases:
• pain disorders, including post-operative pain;
• Problems with the nervous system (diabetic neuropathy, trigeminal neuralgia and post-herpetic neuralgia - shingles);
• migraine;
• problems with joints (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis);
• conditions of the skin (psoriasis);
• sores in the mouth as a result of chemotherapy or radiation.
Of course, before you apply such a cream or ointment based on capsaicin, it is necessary to consult a doctor.
Now, for the joy of the girls: UCLA researchers have proven that Capsaicin promotes fat burning, it activates the process of fat oxidation and reduce LDL-cholesterol levels.
But scientists from Purdue University testified that red pepper also reduces appetite, increases the body's temperature and accelerates the metabolism. But in order to see results, it is necessary to "hrumkat" fresh peppercorns!
The fresh green and red chili contains a lot of vitamin C, which is a powerful water-soluble antioxidant and is involved in the synthesis of collagen. Well, no one has repealed the lifetime value of vitamin C from scurvy, improves the immune system, resistance to infectious agents, cleansing against free radicals.
Also chili rich in Vitamin A, flavonoids, beta and alpha-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin and cryptoxanthin. These substances help overcome the disease, and more precisely, eliminate free radicals that are produced during the illness or stress.
Doctors of Chinese Third Military Medical University in Chongqing argue that the use of chili in the food you lower your blood pressure yourself, and be able to control the heart rate. This is facilitated by the minerals contained in peppers, in particular, potassium, magnesium, manganese, iron. Capsaicin itself relaxes blood vessels and stimulates the cardiovascular system and lowers the level of cholesterol in the blood. It also helps to prevent embolism, and hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).
Yet it became known that capsaicin inhibits the bacterium helicobacter pylori - the main "culprit" of gastritis and stomach ulcers. But it is not recommended to use chili in acute peptic ulcer, because capsaicin can damage weak inflamed mucous membrane of the stomach and duodenum.
Another capsaicin will help you when you cough. It is capable of phlegm and remove it from the lungs. It is also believed that capsaicin strengthens the tissues of the lungs and helps prevent and treat emphysema.
In addition, capsaicin lowers blood sugar and successfully combats insomnia. At night we eat spicy food with pepper, remove the burning aftertaste of banana and sleep great!
And for a snack: capsaicin increases libido. Due to its neurotoxic properties, it increases the heart rate, stimulates the nervous system, promotes the production of endorphins. And this is exactly what is needed for good sex. The main thing that the partner does not disappoint, and also helped himself to dinner with peppercorn!
