Sweet Pepper

Also known as Capsicum, sweet bell peppers are part of the nightshade family. Now don’t let the term frighten you, the nightshade family also consists of plants such as tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant.

Green, yellow, orange and red peppers are all the same plant just in a different stage of the ripening process.

Peppers are native to South and Central America, and they come in an astounding range of flavors and levels of heat. Peppers get their heat from the chemical compound capsaicin. Sweet peppers contain very little to no heat and have no capsicum.

Sweet peppers and bell peppers are scientifically the same thing. The terms are generally used interchangeably.

When sweet peppers are dried and powdered that is how we get paprika.

A Magick Minute:

Green or Red Bell peppers can be used in desire work for love as they are sweet

cleanse and absorb negativity, undo jinx, used against evil, evil eye, witchcraft or spells

they can be placed at the doorstep to cleanse and maintain the home or business

* As per usual please be very careful when thinking of ingesting herbs, plants and flowers

**Please consult your family doctor or a professional if you are not certain of anything