Hot pepper and its properties.

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The hot pepper has a strong aroma and spicy flavor, spicy to spicy and even very spicy, due to the content of the phenolic compound capsaicin, which is not found in sweet pepper. Some varieties of hot red pepper are so spicy that just touching them is enough to cause skin irritation.

The red hot pepper is obtained from the ripe fruit of the Capsicum frutescens plant. These red peppers are smaller than regular red peppers. They differ from each other according to the variety. After drying, the pods turn dark red or orange red. The peppers are dried in natural conditions, after which they are wrinkled, then separated from the cup and ground.

The hot pepper contains a lot of oils, wax, dyes, vitamins P, B1, B2, C.

Hot pepper is a good way to stimulate appetite. For this, it is more appropriate to use alcohol tincture of the fruit. 10-15 drops should be taken before meals. But it should be considered that this tincture should be used only for those who have a healthy normal esophagus, stomach, kidneys and heart activity.

Pepper is an indispensable tool for those who suffer from intestinal disorders, since it has a fairly high bactericidal effect. Peppers are taken externally and with myositis, rheumatism, polyarthritis, gout, with a cold in the upper respiratory tract in the form of tinctures or ointments, which you can prepare yourself.

Hot pepper fruits are added by preserving vegetables, ground fruits are included in the kari spice mix. One of Tabasco's hottest sauces is prepared from canned chopped fruits, based on saline or vinegar. Hot pepper is very popular in South American cuisine: it is used in the preparation of meat, fish, soups, eggs and vegetables.

Hot pepper fruits contain burning capsaicin, and its content is 20 times greater than the amount of capsaicin in sweet pepper. Touching the skin can even cause a burn.