Treat with chili

Peppers are not only spices but also used as medicine in both Eastern and Western medicine. It works to relieve pain, help blood circulation, fight prostate cancer, reduce postoperative vomiting .

(Photo: simplea) According to Oriental medicine, chili has the effect of welding welding, spleen, detoxification, inflammation, elimination, and pain relief. It is used in many remedies for hair loss, poor eating, poor digestion, chronic arthritis, cold stomach pain, back pain, and joint pain. Fresh chilli leaves heal eczema, cure snake bite and pimples.

In Western medicine, chili is also used with the main active ingredient, capsicain. It stimulates the brain to secrete endomorphine - an endogenous drug that makes people feel good, comfortable, and relieve pain. So many people are "addicted" to chili, a meal that lacks chili becomes ineffective.

Peppers contain many vitamins and minerals: Vitamin A, E, K, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, beta carotene, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, copper. In particular, chili contains a high content of vitamin C. Peppers also help blood circulation, reduce cardiovascular events, reduce high blood pressure.

Medicines from chili

The drug contains extracts from chili used outside the skin in the form of alcohol, helps stimulate the spot, dilates the vasculature, dissolves blood, reduces pain.

There have been studies of capsicain-containing cream to block nerve under the skin wound, treat neuralgia caused by shingles.

Extract from chili combined with other active ingredients has been used quite a lot in Western medicine in many forms such as:

- Cream-like topical medicines: Baume Saint Bernard crème for anti-inflammatory analgesic combined with methyl, camphor salicylate, menthol.

- Oral medication: Complex Lehning 115 or 58 Euphrasia used in ophthalmology.

- Rod-like drug on the skin: Curoma baton for anti-inflammatory.

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New studies on chili effects

The 'hot' remedy for back pain : High chili paste used to treat pain like back pain, arthritis and other musculoskeletal pain. High paste helps improve blood circulation, relaxes muscles and reduces pain. After rinsing and drying the sore area, apply the patch up for 24 hours. Before pasting, try testing in small areas to prevent overheating causing skin irritation. The paste will spread the active substance under the heat of the skin. Do not use with sensitive skin or are suffering from skin diseases

Chili against prostate cancer : Scientists from Cedars-Sinai Medical Research Center (USA) have mice implanted cancer cells of people who drink solutions containing chili essence 3 times / week. They found that prostate cancer cells were gradually destroyed, the prostate tumor growth process also slowed down.

Scientists at the University of Pittburg (USA) think peppers can slow the growth of cancer cells, especially with pancreatic cancer. That's the effect of the capsicain. This spicy substance acts as a catalyst, causing cancer cells to destroy themselves but not to normal cells.

Reducing post-operative vomiting : Chili extract also helps reduce vomiting after surgery to remove the uterus. In one study, the paste was placed on the acupuncture points before anesthesia and removed 8 hours after surgery. As a result, the rate of postoperative vomiting vomiting halved.