Sweet pepper
The homeland of sweet pepper is America. There the pepper grows on perennial shrubs that do not require planting and watering. There are many varieties of pepper that vary in shape and color. Sweet pepper is also called "Bulgarian", although why is unknown.
The ratio of BJU in the product
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Sweet pepper composition
Sweet peppers hold the record for the content of ascorbic acid. It contains even more vitamin C than black currants and lemons. Sweet pepper is also rich in B vitamins, carotene, vitamin P.
Minerals are represented in bell pepper mainly by sodium and potassium salts, as well as phosphorus, iron, zinc, iodine, magnesium and calcium.
Pepper has a characteristic sweet taste thanks to the alkaloid capsaicin it contains, which also makes it very healthy for the stomach.
In terms of the amount of minerals and vitamins, sweet peppers are a truly priceless vegetable.
Properties and benefits of sweet pepper
If you look at its composition, then the benefits of sweet pepper for the body becomes simply obvious. Minerals enrich the general composition of the blood, increase the body's immune defenses and prevent anemia.
Vitamins contained in sweet pepper help to maintain vision, improve the condition of the skin, nails and hair, and also contribute to the strength of blood vessels.
Bell peppers contain substances that help get rid of depression and restore strength to an exhausted body. It is also useful for people with diabetes.
The benefits of sweet pepper include its ability to whet the appetite. Also, its use lowers blood pressure and thins the blood, has a beneficial effect on the work of the pancreas and the gastrointestinal tract.
Outwardly, masks and ointments based on bell pepper powder are used for arthritis, neuralgia and radiculitis.
This vegetable acquires special value due to the content of vitamin P (rutin) in it, which helps to preserve the youthfulness of blood capillaries and vessels, makes the entire circulatory system strong and elastic. That is why doctors recommend the use of sweet peppers for the prevention of atherosclerosis and thrombosis.
Do not ignore bell pepper for the elderly and people engaged in mental work, as it helps to improve memory and helps to concentrate, relieves stress and insomnia, relieves muscle and nerve tissue tension.
Sweet peppers are useful for both women and men. It helps women to preserve youth and health for a long time, and prevents hair loss in men. The vegetable is especially relevant for women during pregnancy, when the hair and skeletal system are subjected to double stress.
You need to know that all the benefits of sweet pepper are concentrated in the seeds and near the stalk in the inner white pulp. Therefore, you should not throw these places away - they are the most valuable. Only, unfortunately, in the process of heat treatment, about 70% of nutrients are removed from the vegetable. Therefore, it is better to use it raw. You can also make juice from fresh unrefined peppers, then all of its healing properties will be preserved.
Sweet pepper treatment
Bell pepper is successfully used for the prevention and treatment of many diseases.
In particular, if you eat 40 g of pepper daily, then the daily rate of ascorbic acid is provided to you. But this vitamin prevents many diseases, including cardiovascular diseases - we all know how important vessels are in the metabolic process.
And if everyone eats one sweet pepper, then you can help improve vision and speed up the growth of hair and nails. With a tendency to thrombosis, experienced experts recommend drinking 40-50 g of pepper juice daily.
In folk medicine, sweet peppers are used to treat the following diseases:
- Puffiness;
- Depression;
- Prostration;
- Diseases of the central nervous system;
- Diabetes;
- Anemia;
- Osteoporosis;
- Hypertension;
- Lack of appetite.
Contraindications
Judging by the amount of minerals and vitamins, bell peppers cannot be harmful. However, for some diseases, you should limit its consumption, and sometimes completely exclude it from the diet. In particular, such diseases include hypertension, kidney and liver diseases, gastritis and stomach ulcers with an increased level of acidity, and ischemic heart disease.
With these diseases, it is better to consult with your doctor before using this vegetable. Such restrictions are associated with the high content of coarse fiber and essential oils in bell pepper, which can cause exacerbations.
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