Seed Information

Common Name: CHILLI - BISHOPS CROWN
Scientific Name: Capsicum baccatum

0.65g up to 100 sds

R53.00

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Description

• Annual
• Large plant with green stems, green leaves and white flowers - growing up to 1m.
• Produces 30-50 three-sided peppers which resembles a Catholic Bishop's Crown/ flying saucer like.
• The flesh of each pod is thin although crisp to taste and they mature from green to red approximately 90-100 days after germination.
• The body of the pods have some detectable heat, but the wings are sweet and mild.

Culinary Uses

• Use fresh/dried as a vegetable/ raw/cooked or stuffed.
• Add to vegetables, pickles, chutney, meat, pasta, salads, sandwiches, stews, soups, curries, sauces, marinades, stir fries and eggs.

Parts Used

• Fruit

Medicinal Uses. It is said that

• Rich in vitamin C.
• To relieve the burning sensation in the mouth - drink yoghurt or milk.
• Tonic and antiseptic.
• Internally:
• Stimulates the circulatory (varicose veins and poor circulation).
• Gastrointestinal detoxifier.
• Externally:
• Sprains, arthritis, unbroken chilblains, neuralgia, lumbago and pleurisy - a poultice will irritate the tissues, increasing blood supply to the area and reducing sensitivity to pain.

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