Gesundheitsbedeutung
Vorkommen: Alle Kontinente, frostempfindlich
Reich an diesen Mikronährstoffen:
Vitamine C, A, B und E, Kalium, Phosphor, Schwefel, Eisen, Mangan, Zink
Wissenschaftlich nachgewiesener Gesundheitsnutzen:
- Leitet den natürlichen Zelltod bei Krebs ein
- Reguliert die Blutfettwerte
- Stärkt die Gefäßwände
- Senkt erhöhten Blutzuckerspiegel
- Schützt vor Diabetes Typ 2
- Reguliert den Zellstoffwechsel
- Wirkt antioxidativ
Wissenschaftliche Arbeiten
Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen
- Influence of capsicum extract and capsaicin on endothelial health
- Capsaicinoids lower plasma cholesterol and improve endothelial function in hamsters
Krebs
- Capsaicin-mediated apoptosis of human bladder cancer cells activates dendritic cells via CD91
- Capsaicin: From Plants to a Cancer-Suppressing Agent
Diabetes
- Anti-glycation and anti-oxidation properties of Capsicum frutescens and Curcuma longa fruits: possible role in prevention of diabetic complication
- Dietary red chilli (Capsicum frutescens L.) is insulinotropic rather than hypoglycemic in type 2 diabetes model of rats
- Capsaicin-containing chili improved postprandial hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, and fasting lipid disorders in women with gestational diabetes mellitus and lowered the incidence of large-for-gestational-age newborns
- Isolation and purification of the hypoglycaemic principle present in Capsicum frutescens
- Effect of combination on the antioxidant and inhibitory properties of tropical pepper varieties against α-amylase and α-glucosidase activities in vitro
- Pharmacokinetic and the effect of capsaicin in Capsicum frutescens on decreasing plasma glucose level
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