HOT RED CHILI PEPPER

Chili pepper (Capsicum frutescus), Cayenne pepper, red hot chilly pepper
Other Names: Red hot pepper, pepper, cayenne

By the term Chili and Cayenne we mean the powder of red hot peppers of the genus Capsicum frutescus.
They come from South and Central America and Southeast Asia.
All peppers have a heat index measured on the Scoville scale, from
American who created the scale.

Key Properties: contains carotenoids, flavonoids, Vitamin C, increases metabolism and blood circulation,
antiseptic, astringent, digestive tonic

Therapeutic use: Eating meals with cayenne pepper stimulates metabolism. A chili drink warms cold hands and feet
, stimulating blood circulation, for indigestion with gas and bloating, for intestinal colic.

Culinary use: We use it in meat or vegetable dishes, stews, on pizza and in
many Latin American and Asian dishes. It is a key ingredient in curry powder, chili sauce, and Tabasco.

How is it used:
As a drink by mixing 1/3 teaspoon with hot water.
Externally, it acts as a local heater for muscle and arthritic pain.
As a spice in your favorite dishes.

special precautions:
If you are not familiar with hot spices, be careful the first few times you use hot chili peppers.
Milk or alcohol dissolves the caustic chemical, capsaicin, which, unlike water, spreads throughout the mouth, thus worsening the condition.