Red Chillies

SCIENTIFIC NAME :

 Capsicum Frutescens

MEDICINAL VALUE :

 Medically red chillies are used as counter irritant in Lumbago, neuralgia and rheumatic disorderss. Capsicum has tonic and carminative action. The enzyme isolated from chilly heals cancer. Oleoresin caapsicum is used in pain balms and vaporubs.

NUTRIENT VALUE :

 Excellent source of vitamin A. Has vitamin C and good source of minerals like copper, manganese, iron, magnesium and pottasium

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :

 Used in curries, stir fries etc as a tadka. Also used in chutneys.

GLOSSARY :

• English : Red Chillies
• Tamil : Vatral Milagai / Kaindha Milagai /Sigappu Milagai
• Malayalam : Vattal Mulaku / Chuvanna Mulaku / Kollamulaku
• Telugu : Erra Mirapa Kayalu / Yendu Mirapakayalu
• Kannada : Molaku / Kempu Menasinakai / Ona Menasinakai
• Hindi : Lal Mirch
• Bengali : Paka Lanka / Lal Mirch / Lankamorich
• Gujarati : Lal Marcha
• Konkani : Sukki Saangi /Suke Miriyasang
• Marathi : Lal Mirchi / Mirchya
• Oriya : Lanka / Nali Lankamaricha
• Punjabi : Lal Mirch
• Kashmiri : Marach Wangun
• Urudu : Lalmirch