Health benefits of Cayenne Pepper

Benefits of Cayenne Pepper that would make you love this spice

Guinea spice or red hot chili pepper is used for a number of purposes and also has anti-oxidant properties. This amazing spice has many benefits including the ability to reduce acidity. Here, we have some health benefits of chili pepper and why you must add it in your diet:

Guinea spice or red hot chili pepper

Guinea spice or red hot chili pepper

Anti-irritant, antibacterial and anti-fungal

Pepper is effective in eradicating ulcers, sore throat, and upset stomach as it has anti-irritant properties. It prevents fungus and the formation of fungal virus in the body which makes the pepper an anti-fungal agent. The pepper helps in maintaining the pH balance of the body that hinders the growth of microbes in the abdomen and hence, being anti-bacterial.

Supports digestion

Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne Pepper

Red chili pepper helps in the production of gastric juices and enzymes in the body and supports in easy digestion with refreshing the digestive tracks. Both the vitamins are important in maintaining your health and also in the functioning of the body’s organs. It can also slow down the aging process. A spoon of this spice daily is the best source for vitamins and helps you boost immunity, hair growth, improving vision, balances hormones and much more.

Relief from migraine pain

The pepper improves cardiac blood flow and opens the arteries in the heart thus helps in decreasing the risk of a heart attack. Apparently the heat of this spice stops the mind from concentrating on your migraine and provides temporary relief too!

Helps in weight loss and keeps a check on blood pressure

Helps in weight loss
Helps in weight loss

Cayenne is a metabolic booster and helps in burning excess fat and having cayenne also lowers your hunger pangs too! Capsaicin in pepper also reduces the hunger hormone and helps a smooth flow of blood by reducing the palettes from clumping together, hence, stabling blood pressure.

Relieves blocked nose

Aids blocked nose and cold
Aids blocked nose and cold

Being a high carrier of capsaicin, it gives relief from joint pains and is useful in relieving cold and blocked nose.

Cayenne pepper with these beneficial factors also has some side effects, and should not be used regularly in huge quantities. It must not be given to small children under two years of age as they may have reactions on their skin.