Brief introduction of pepper and its function
Basic introduction
Pepper, also known as pepper, sea pepper, pepper, pepper, pepper and so on. It is a capsicum plant of Solanaceae. Pepper is an annual or perennial herb. Fruit is usually conical or rectangular, green when immature, bright red, yellow or purple when mature, with red being the most common. The causal skin of pepper contains capsaicin, which is spicy. Can stimulate appetite. The content of vitamin C in pepper ranks first in China.
Pepper is native to tropical areas of Central America and Latin America, and its origin is Mexico. /kloc-At the end of 0/5, Columbus brought pepper back to Europe after discovering America, and pepper also spread to other parts of the world. It was introduced to China in Ming Dynasty. There is a record of pepper in Chen Haozi's "Flower Mirror" in Qing Dynasty. Nowadays, it is widely cultivated in all parts of China and has become a kind of popularization. Pepper is an axial placenta. Pepper is an annual or perennial herb with oval leaves and white flowers. Most fruits are like pen tips, but they also have lanterns or hearts. They are blue, turn red or yellow when they are ripe, and generally taste spicy. The fruit of this plant. Some areas are called sea peppers.
Alias pepper, hot pepper, red pepper, sea pepper, lost pepper, big pepper, spicy tiger, wide pepper and Sichuan pepper. The hottest is Indian devil pepper.
Functional indication
Results: Warming the middle warmer to dispel cold, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion. Used for stomach cold pain, flatulence and dyspepsia; External use for chilblain, rheumatalgia and lumbago.
Root: promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling. Frostbite for external use.
dosage
Fruit 1 ~ 3 money; Apply appropriate amount of root externally, decoct and wash the affected area.
The benefits of eating Chili peppers
1. appetite and digestion Pepper can promote the secretion of digestive juice and stimulate appetite.
2. Warm the stomach. According to Food Materia Medica, pepper can warm the spleen and stomach. If a cold has symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea and stomachache, you can eat some peppers appropriately.
3.。 Pepper has certain medicinal properties, so it can "dispel wind and sweat, resolve phlegm and eliminate dampness." Explained by modern medicine, it can improve cold, frostbite and vascular headache.
4. skin beauty. Pepper can promote hormone secretion in the body and improve skin condition. Many people think that eating spicy food will cause acne, but in fact, pepper is not a problem. Only a person who loves acne will add fuel to the fire if he eats Chili.
5. Reduce fat and lose weight. Capsaicin can accelerate the decomposition of fat, and rich dietary fiber can also reduce blood lipid to some extent.
6. Pain relief and heat dissipation. Pepper is warm, can reduce body temperature through sweating, and has pain, so it has strong antipyretic and analgesic effects. American studies have found that capsaicin can reduce the neurotransmitters that transmit pain and make people feel less pain.
7. Fight cancer. Capsaicin can accelerate the death of cancer cells without damaging healthy cells.
8.。 Eating Chili regularly can effectively delay the development of atherosclerosis.
9. Lower blood pressure. The latest animal experiments in Britain have found that capsaicin can lower blood pressure, but the specific mechanism is not very clear.
10. It is good for diabetes. Capsaicin can alleviate some symptoms of 1 type diabetes.
Types and functions
kind
1. Cherry pepper, with medium-sized leaves, round, ovoid or ovoid, small fruits like cherries, round or oblate, red, yellow or purplish, and strong spicy taste, is made into dried peppers or for viewing, such as button peppers and five-color peppers in Chengdu;
2. Cone-shaped peppers, with short plants and conical or cylindrical fruits, grow upward and are spicy, such as stored flat-heart peppers;
3. Clustered peppers, with long and narrow leaves, clustered fruits, upward growth, deep red fruit color, thin pulp, strong spicy taste and high oil content, are mostly cultivated as dry peppers, with late maturity, strong heat resistance and strong toxicity resistance, such as Guizhou Qixing pepper;
4. Long pepper, plant type from short to large, strong branching, small or medium leaves, long horn-shaped drooping fruit, sharp apex, slightly curved, like horns, horns and lines. Thin or thick flesh, thin and spicy, used for drying, pickling or making Chili sauce, such as Shaanxi pepper; The meat is thick and moderately spicy, suitable for fresh food, such as Changsha horn pepper;
5. Sweet persimmon and pepper have weak branches and large leaves and fruits. According to the growth branching and fruiting habits of pepper, it can also be divided into infinite growth type, limited growth type and partial limited growth type.
function
1. Next meal
Relieve desire
lose weight
The use of pepper
The content of vitamin C per 100 grams of pepper is as high as 198 mg, ranking first among vegetables. Carotene, calcium, iron and other minerals are also rich. 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, stimulate appetite and promote digestion.
Spicy food has played an active role in preventing and treating diseases, improving genes and promoting human evolution because of its functions of sterilization, antisepsis, seasoning and nutrition. Therefore, adding a little pepper to your daily menu is of great benefit to your health.
Pepper weight loss tips
Pepper, the reason that people can't refuse is: burning fat and cultivating oneself!
Capsaicin is the key to burning fat in pepper. As long as you eat one or two spoonfuls, its * * * flavor will immediately send a "enough" signal to the brain, resulting in a great loss of appetite. At the same time, another important function of capsaicin is to generate heat in the body and accelerate metabolism. A fast heat-generating system can improve the working efficiency of the body, just as a fast-running machine consumes a lot of hydrocarbon fuel.
After eating a spicy meal, you can consume more calories than that. When spicy food is burning in the stomach, it is more obvious to drink a cup of caffeine-rich black tea. Pepper can also promote the production of two enzymes in the body. In the process of burning fat, they can "persuade" fat cells to unload, while preventing excessive accumulation of fat. This method of losing weight does not need any dietary rules, because capsaicin can not only reduce the production of endorphins and serotonin, but also make you feel happy.
What should I do if I want to eat safely in my daily diet? The first course needs to be spicy, which is to burn calories better next. If you want to control your appetite, you must remember that protein's rich food is easy to increase your appetite, so put more onions and shallots in your dishes. Don't use packaged spices, because they are all capsaicin, which doesn't work. Finally, the spicy food is ready, and if it is kept for 2 hours, the capsaicin will automatically heat up.
But what if someone is afraid of eating spicy food? Spicy is caused by capsaicin, which makes nerve endings feel pain. There is a good way to make your mouth not afraid of spicy food: eat Chili regularly, let it adapt little by little, and the pain in your brain will gradually numb.
In addition, you can gradually adapt to the spicy taste of spices containing Chili powder, and then gradually expand your tolerance for Chili. It is ideal to eat green pepper, which is rich in vitamins and relatively less capsaicin. Green pepper tastes good and can avoid stomach acid.
While eating spicy food, you must eat breakfast: wake up the metabolic system in the body to prevent hunger from invading later; Don't eat cream cake often in the morning. On the contrary, we can eat some Chili slices. Eat fruit four times a day to supplement vitamins and rich fiber. There are two kinds of people who should be careful when eating Chili.
Pepper is a tonic for women.
Pepper is hot and strong, which has a good effect on stimulating appetite. However, many women think that eating Chili is easy to get angry, which leads to "small" face. So in order to be beautiful, although they love to eat Chili, they also control their appetite and stay away from Chili.
However, the research conducted by the German Institute of Nutrition Medicine and Nutrition shows that spicy condiments such as pepper and pepper can effectively help people lose weight. Spicy condiments will make consumers sweat, thus increasing the energy consumption of the body.
To some extent, pepper is a "tonic" for women, not a "natural enemy". Because pepper not only has bactericidal effect, but also contains a substance called capsaicin, which can promote hormone secretion, thus accelerating metabolism to achieve the effect of burning body fat, thus playing a role in losing weight. And the ingredients of pepper are natural and reliable. In some areas dominated by spicy food, local women not only have less acne problems, but also have slippery skin. It seems that women who eat spicy food can safely eat Chili.
Effects of Pepper on Health
When the spicy taste of pepper * * * the nerve endings of the tongue and mouth, the brain will immediately order the whole body to be in a "state of alert": the heart beats faster, saliva or sweat secretion increases, the stomach doubles "work" and releases endorphins at the same time. If you take another bite, your brain will think that there is pain coming and release more endorphins. The sustained release of endorphins will make people feel relaxed and excited, thus producing "* * *" after eating spicy food. Another factor of pepper addiction is the role of capsaicin. When the taste cells are exposed to capsaicin, they will be more sensitive and feel the delicious food.
People eat Chili, as long as they don't hurt their mouths, their taste becomes sensitive. In addition, when eating peppers, the secretion of saliva and gastric juice in the mouth increases, and gastrointestinal peristalsis accelerates. People eat poorly and eat less, so they have the idea of eating Chili. In fact, whether you are spicy or not, eating Chili in moderation has a certain effect on the human body.
First, strengthen the stomach and help digestion.
As mentioned earlier, pepper has a * * effect on the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract, which can enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote the secretion of digestive juice, improve appetite and inhibit abnormal fermentation in the intestine. Some domestic medical and nutrition experts have investigated Hunan, Sichuan and other provinces and found that the incidence of gastric ulcer in these provinces is much lower than that in other provinces. This is because pepper can release prostaglandin E2, which is beneficial to promote the regeneration of gastric mucosa, maintain the function of gastrointestinal cells and prevent and treat gastric ulcer.
Second, prevent gallstones.
Eating green peppers regularly can prevent gallstones. Green peppers are rich in vitamins, especially vitamin C, which can convert excess cholesterol into bile acids, thus preventing gallstones. People who have suffered from gallstones should eat more green peppers rich in vitamin C, which has a certain effect on relieving the disease.
Red apples and peppers prevent and treat breast cancer-Researchers recently found that "red-skinned" fruits and vegetables such as red apples and peppers can prevent and treat breast cancer and other tumors.
Third, improve heart function.
Pepper is used as the main raw material, and garlic, hawthorn extract and vitamin E are added to make a product, which can improve heart function and promote blood circulation after eating. In addition, eating Chili regularly can reduce blood lipid and thrombosis, which has a certain preventive effect on cardiovascular system.
Fourth, lower blood sugar.
Jamaican scientists have proved through experiments that capsaicin can significantly reduce blood sugar levels.
Fifth, relieve skin pain.
Studies have found that capsaicin can relieve many skin pains.
Sixth, pepper has the function of losing weight.
Pepper contains a component that can dilate blood vessels, generate heat in the body, effectively burn body fat, accelerate metabolism, and accelerate heat consumption in the body, thus achieving the effect of losing weight.
Seven, prevent colds
Spicy food has the "three links" function of dredging lung qi, inducing superficial understanding and dredging blood vessels.
Eight, blocking radiation
Spices such as red pepper, black pepper and curry can protect cell DNA from radiation damage, especially gamma rays.
Nine, help longevity
Chinese medicine believes that spicy food can not only promote blood circulation, but also enhance the activity of brain cells, which is helpful to delay aging and alleviate many diseases.
Ten, warm the stomach.
According to Food Materia Medica, pepper can warm the spleen and stomach. If a cold has symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea and stomachache, you can eat some peppers appropriately.
Eleven, promote blood circulation.
Pepper has certain medicinal properties, so it can "dispel wind and sweat, resolve phlegm and eliminate dampness." Modern medical explanation can promote blood circulation and improve cold, frostbite and vascular headache.
Twelve, skin beauty.
Pepper can promote hormone secretion in the body and improve skin condition. Many people think that eating spicy food will cause acne, but in fact, pepper is not a problem. Only a person who loves acne will add fuel to the fire if he eats Chili.
Thirteen, reduce fat and lose weight.
Capsaicin can accelerate the decomposition of fat, and rich dietary fiber can also reduce blood lipid to some extent.
Disadvantaged population
Hemorrhoid patient
If patients with hemorrhoids eat a lot of * * * food such as pepper, it will * * * gastrointestinal tract, aggravate the pain of hemorrhoids and even lead to bleeding and other symptoms. Patients with hemorrhoids should drink more water, eat more fruits and eat less or no peppers.
People with eye diseases
Patients suffering from eye diseases such as pinkeye and keratitis, eating Chili will aggravate eye diseases. 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.
Patients with chronic cholecystitis
People with chronic cholecystitis should avoid spicy foods such as pepper, white wine and mustard, because these foods have the function of gastric acid secretion, which is easy to cause gallbladder contraction and induce biliary colic.
People with 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.
Fever patient
People with fever, constipation, nosebleeds, dry mouth, sore throat and other fever symptoms, eating spicy food will aggravate the symptoms.
lying-in woman
Within a week after delivery, eating Chili peppers not only makes women "get angry", but also causes constipation and other symptoms, which will also affect the baby and aggravate the baby's getting angry.
Patients with oral ulcer
The patient's mouth is sensitive to salty, spicy, sour and bitter taste, and eating Chili will aggravate the pain.
thin person
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, thin people mostly belong to yin deficiency and harmony. The so-called "thin people have more fire", that is, virtual fire, often manifested as dry throat, bitter mouth, red eyes, top-heavy, irritable. If you eat more peppers, it will not only aggravate the above symptoms, but also easily lead to bleeding, allergies and inflammation, and in severe cases, there will be sore infection.
Hyperthyroidism patient
Because hyperthyroidism patients are prone to tachycardia, eating Chili will further accelerate the heartbeat.
Nephrotic
Studies have proved that foods and spicy condiments containing * * sexual components, such as pepper, onion, ginger, garlic, curry, mustard and pepper, and vegetables containing a large amount of volatile oil, such as leeks, celery and radishes, are often excreted through the kidneys in the process of human metabolism, and these spicy components have different degrees of * * effects on the kidneys, which will affect renal function in severe cases. Therefore, patients with kidney disease should not eat.
In addition to these patients, patients with hypertension, urinary calculi and wind-heat should also pay special attention not to eat Chili. In fact, normal people should also pay attention to eating spicy food. Pepper should not be eaten when taking vitamin K and hemostatic drugs, and it should not be eaten with carrots and animal livers at the same time. In addition, we should eat according to our own eating ability, otherwise, we will enjoy it when eating, but it will have adverse effects on our health.
Matters needing attention in eating Chili in winter
If you eat too much pepper, you will be poisoned.
Pepper has the functions of dissipating heat at moderate temperature, stimulating appetite and promoting digestion. It can be used as both seasoning and dish, and many people like it very much, especially southerners.
But this kind of food should not be eaten more, because pepper is poisonous, and overeating can make the body hot and humid, which is manifested as acne on the skin, increased blood pressure, aggravated hemorrhoids, nosebleeds and so on. If you eat pepper in large quantities for a long time, it will cause poisoning symptoms, such as heartburn, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and even hematemesis, hematuria, nosebleeds, and increased or decreased blood pressure. Animal experiments have confirmed that capsaicin, the main component of pepper, has certain influence on the circulatory system, which can cause transient blood pressure drop, slow heartbeat and dyspnea. So eat too much pepper and be careful of poisoning.
Pepper is one of people's favorite condiments. It is also one of the nutritious vegetables. Whether it is green pepper or red pepper, it contains capsaicin, which is * * * and can * * the taste buds of digestive tract mucosa, especially oral mucosa and tongue, so it can stimulate appetite and help digestion; It can also promote blood circulation and speed up the heartbeat. Therefore, people often feel hot after eating peppers, especially in the cold season. Eating pepper in moderation can not only resist the cold, but also prevent colds, rheumatism and low back pain. It also has the effects of preventing frostbite, alopecia, scurvy and night blindness.
According to the analysis of management and nutrition, the vitamin C contained in pepper is twenty-one times that of apple. The content of carotene is nineteen and a half times that of apples; 2 and B 1, which are 3 times and 4 times that of apple, respectively; The content of vitamin P is five or six times that of ordinary vegetables, and it is also rich in essential minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. It is really a good vegetable with rich nutrition and complete varieties.
Although pepper has many nutrients, its capsaicin is too strong; If you eat too much, many people can't bear it. In recent years, due to the scientific improvement and breeding of agronomists, the new pepper is not only big and juicy, but also very spicy, which meets people's edible requirements. Nevertheless, excessive consumption of pepper is not without side effects; Especially for patients with kidney disease, hypertension, chronic urinary system infection, peptic ulcer, chronic angina pectoris and tonsillitis, dermatosis and hemorrhoids, it is best to eat less or not, so as not to aggravate the condition.
What are the precautions for eating Chili in winter?
Pepper originated in South America and was introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty. Hunan, Sichuan and other places have humid climates, so they often have the habit of eating peppers. Because of the convenient transportation, there are not a few people who like to eat Chili in other parts of the country. Now winter is coming, especially in the dry north. Let me introduce some precautions for eating Chili.
It is considered that pepper can dispel cold, stop dysentery, kill insects, stimulate appetite and promote digestion, but attention should be paid to the harmony of five flavors (sour, bitter, sweet, pungent and salty) in diet. Too much passion for pepper will easily lead to imbalance of yin and yang of viscera 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.
Dampness and heat aggravate the condition. Overeating spicy food is easy to aggravate the damp heat in the body, which is manifested as acne on the skin, increased blood pressure, aggravated hemorrhoids and nosebleeds.
Therefore, people who belong to the following situations should pay special attention to reducing spicy food in winter:
1. Thin man. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that thin people mostly belong to yin deficiency and harmony, often manifested as dry throat, bitter mouth, red eyes, top-heavy and irritable. Excessive consumption of spicy food will aggravate the above symptoms, leading to bleeding, allergies and inflammation.
2. Patients with hyperthyroidism. Patients with hyperthyroidism are often in a state of high excitement, and eating too much sex food such as peppers will aggravate the symptoms.
3. Patients with nephritis should not eat Chili. Studies have proved that in the process of human metabolism, spicy components are often excreted through the kidney, which has different degrees of * * * effect on renal parenchymal cells.
4. Chronic gastrointestinal diseases, hemorrhoids, dermatitis, tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis and.
Pepper is delicious as a seasoning, but so are some precautions for eating pepper. I hope everyone can enjoy delicious food and eat healthily at the same time.
Tip: Through the above article, I think everyone should know the benefits of pepper. Pepper can stimulate appetite and drive away cold, so many people like to eat it, especially in the cold season like winter. But when you eat Chili, remember the precautions I introduced to you, which will be of great help to your health.