紅辣椒能够开胃健脾，促进消化，增强食欲。还能增强胃动力，帮助胃酸分泌，同时也会促进血液循环，增加排汗，所以能够有效的调整人体排水能力，是减肥人群非常热爱的一种食物。红辣椒还能抑制人体肠内的不正常发酵，帮助排出消化道存积的气体，也就是俗称的促进排气。吃红辣椒可以预防感冒，预防动脉硬化，因为其中的胡萝卜素含量，红辣椒对缓解夜盲症是有帮助的。
Red chilli can open the stomach and strengthen the spleen, promote digestion and enhance appetite. It also enhances gastric power and helps the secretion of gastric acid, as well as promotes blood circulation and increases perspiration, so it can effectively adjust the body's drainage capacity, which is a food very much loved by people who are trying to lose weight. Red chilli can also inhibit the abnormal fermentation in the human intestine and help discharge the gas stored in the digestive tract, which is commonly known as promoting exhaust. Eat red pepper can prevent colds, prevent arteriosclerosis, because of the carotene content, red pepper is helpful in relieving night blindness.