牙买加科学家发现,赋予辣椒以辣味的辣椒素能显著降低血糖水平。尽管在牙买加传统医学中辣椒一直被用来治疗糖尿病,但以前从未对它主要成分的药性做过专门的研究。牙买加首都金斯敦西印大学的科学家们弥补了这一缺陷,取得了新的研究成果。他们的研究表明,餐后两小时,服用辣椒素的实验狗的血糖水平,明显低于未服辣椒素的实验狗的血糖 Jamaican scientists have found that hot pepper capsicum confers significantly lower blood sugar levels. Although chilli has been used to treat diabetes in traditional medicine in Jamaica, it has never before been specifically studied for its medicinal properties. Scientists at the University of West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, made up for the flaw and made new research. Their study showed that two hours after a meal, the blood glucose levels of capsaicin-treated dogs were significantly lower than those of capsaicin-free dogs