Useful properties of sweet and hot red peppers

In their garden plots, most gardeners are happy to grow hot and sweet peppers, salad varieties. This can be a little troublesome, but rewarding - with proper care, the plants yield a rich and extremely useful harvest.

In addition to the fact that pepper has excellent taste and is widely used in cooking in the preparation of first and second courses, various salads, it also has a number of medicinal properties. Pepper is used in traditional medicine recipes, does not deny its usefulness and official medicine. The beneficial properties of red pepper, both sweet and hot, are due to the presence in it of a large amount of minerals, vitamins and other useful substances necessary for a person.

Ripe red peppers contain vitamin C in amounts no less than lemons and black currants. Also, pepper is rich in rutin and carotene, which help to strengthen the walls of blood vessels, reduce their permeability. The use of raw pepper in the amount of 30-40 grams per day helps to improve vision, growth of nails and hair.

The beneficial properties of red pepper are due to the B and PP vitamins it contains. They are essential for those who suffer from insomnia, dermatitis, swelling, memory impairment and loss of energy. Taking moderate servings of raw pepper for depression will help, it is also useful for diabetics.

The beneficial properties of red pepper do not end there - it has a positive effect on the stomach, lowers blood pressure, and acts as a general tonic. Also, pepper is able to prevent the penetration of radiation into the body.