1, the content of vitamin C per 100 grams of pepper is as high as 198 mg, ranking first among vegetables. Vitamin B, carotene and minerals such as calcium and iron are also rich.

2. Medical experts believe that pepper can relieve cold pain in chest and abdomen, stop dysentery, kill parasites in stomach and abdomen, and control heart disease and coronary atherosclerosis; It can also stimulate oral mucosa, cause gastric peristalsis, promote saliva secretion, enhance appetite and promote digestion.

3. Spicy food has the functions of sterilization, antisepsis, seasoning, nutrition and dispelling cold, which has played a positive role in preventing and treating diseases, improving genes and promoting human evolution. Therefore, adding a little pepper to your daily menu is of great benefit to your health.

4. Pepper is also a very irritating food, and it is the favorite of many people. In particular, Sichuanese are famous for eating spicy food. Pepper not only can stimulate our appetite because of its spicy taste, but also has a great effect on warming the stomach and expelling cold, and also has a good effect on treating indigestion.

Second, the taboo of pepper:

In the cold winter, many people like to eat peppers to resist the cold. Traditional medicine believes that although pepper can dispel cold, stop dysentery, kill insects, stimulate appetite, and promote digestion, attention should be paid to the harmony of five flavors in diet. Too much spicy food will easily lead to the imbalance of yin and yang of zang-fu organs and produce diseases.

Excessive lung qi has the functions of xuanhua, promoting qi circulation and promoting blood circulation. Eating too much can easily lead to excessive lung qi, consuming gas and yin, leading to decreased immunity and catching a cold, with symptoms such as dry throat, red eyes, burning nose, dry mouth and tongue pain, rotten mouth, nosebleeds and toothache.

Pepper is not suitable for people;

1, patients with hemorrhoids:

If patients with hemorrhoids eat a lot of irritating foods such as peppers, it will stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, aggravate the pain of hemorrhoids, and even lead to symptoms such as bleeding. Patients with hemorrhoids should drink more water, eat more fruits and eat less or no peppers.

2. People with eye diseases:

Patients with pink eye, keratitis, etc. Eating Chili will aggravate the condition. In the course of treatment, a large number of spicy foods such as pepper, ginger, garlic, pepper and mustard will also affect the curative effect.

3. Poor gastrointestinal function:

Although eating pepper can stimulate appetite, people with poor gastrointestinal function, especially patients with gastric ulcer, will have gastrointestinal mucosal inflammation, and should avoid eating pepper.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chili