Capsaicin is what makes chili taste spicy and hot. Despite its spicy taste, chilies turn out to have many health benefits.
(2) The first benefit of chilies is for stomach health. Capsaicin in chilies can nourish the digestion by increasing the digestive juices n the stomach and fighting bacteria that cause infection. In addition, chilies also help fight diarrhea caused by bacterial infections.
(3) Chilies can also reduce pain. Applying an ointment or cream containing capsaicin is thought to help reduce soreness, pain after surgery, migraines, psoriasis, thrush due to chemotherapy or radiations, joint problems such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, nervous system problems such as diabetic neuropathy, sudden and sharp pain in one side of the face, and nerve pain in the area of the body infected with chickenpox virus.
In addition, capsaicin is also thought to reduce back pain muscle and soft tissue pain in fibromyalgia, relieve symptoms of prurigo nodularis skin disease, and relieve symptoms of runny noses that are not associated with allergies or infections.
Capsaicin works by first stimulating and then reducing the intensity of pain in the body. That is why when applying a cream containing capsaicin, we feel the pain, but the pain will usually subside after the first use.
(4) The other benefit of chilies is that they are believed to be able to strengthen lung tissues and help prevent or treat chronic lung diseases where the small air sacs in the lungs are damaged by smoking. In addition, chilies can also thin the mucus in the lungs so that it can be easily removed from the lungs
(5) According to research in China, a long term consumption of capsaicin is thought to reduce blood pressure levels. In addition, other studies also reveal that capsaicin is thought to reduce cholesterol and prevent blood clots causing heart disease.
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1. In which paragraph does the writer emphasize the benefits of chilies for the respiratory tract?
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