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Running head : USES OF CHILI : TRADITIONAL AND PRESENT

The Uses of Chili : Traditional and Present

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[Subject] The Uses of Chili : Traditional and Present

Chili is one of the most commonly used spices in the whole world . In combination with other spices , chili produces a variety of dishes especially in Indian and other restaurants abroad known for serving spicy foods like chicken curry and other variants . Chili is known for both medicinal and cuisine uses , with the dry chilies being stored in simple containers at home

and in restaurants (De , 2003 ,

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Capsicum species such as chilies are traditionally used as medicine due to its counter-irritant property . In the Philippines , it is used to heal pain in muscles and joints . Vaseline is added as a base with powdered chili to come up with the ointment . This applies also in Congo , wherein the ointment is formed by combining palm oil /beeswax as base to the powdered chili

Chilies are also made as tea for rheumatic pains . The extracts from the leaves on the other hand are rubbed to body parts that experience pain In addition , a variant used in Benin is a paste from the chili fruits in combination with potassium carbonate and bark from Grewia mollis . This mixture is applied on the painful area (Mechler , 2005 ,

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Chili is very common among Indians due to their recipes popular to its taste , specifically its pungent taste . Meat , such as pork , beef , and chicken are usually served...