40-80 cm tall. Stems subglabrous or puberulent, branches slightly zigzag. Leaves alternate, the top nodes of branches do not elongate to form twins or clumps, oblong-ovoid, ovoid or ovoid-lanceolate, 4- 13cm long, 0-0/.5-4 cm wide, entire, with short conical or acute tip and narrow wedge-shaped base; Petiole is 4-7 cm long.

The fruit has long fingers, the tips of which gradually become sharp and often bend. It is green when it is immature, and turns red, orange or purple when it is mature, which is spicy.

There are two kinds of pepper flowers, one is white, the other is purple, and the two kinds of flowers have four to six petals. Moreover, the peppers produced by the two flowers are different: the peppers produced by purple flowers are purple, and the peppers produced by white flowers are ordinary red peppers.

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Pepper is rich in vitamin C, beta carotene, folic acid, magnesium and potassium. Capsaicin in pepper also has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, which helps to reduce the risk of heart disease, some tumors and other chronic diseases with age; In several human experimental studies, it is found that meals with peppers can increase human energy consumption and help to lose weight.

In addition, people used to think that eating Chili regularly might irritate the stomach and even cause gastric ulcer. But the opposite is true. Capsaicin can not only increase gastric acid secretion, but also inhibit gastric acid secretion and stimulate alkaline mucus secretion, which is helpful to prevent and treat gastric ulcer.

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