CHILLIES - CHILTEPIN CHILI - heirloom - HOT!!!!! - 10 SEEDS

The chiltepin is an extremely hot chili pepper and ranks very high on the Scoville Scale – about 50,000 to 100,000 Soville units, 

The chiltepin is part of the Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum family, and is native to Arizona, Texas, Florida, New Mexico and Central and South America. I

The name “chiltepin” is believed to be of Aztec origin and many experts believe that the chiltepin is the original wild chili from which all other chilies have evolved. The chiltepin has small round fruit that are slightly larger than peppercorns and are about 0.8 centimeters or 0.31 inches in diameter. The fruits themselves are often bright red or green in color, and grown on a bush that can grow up to four feet tall. 

The chiltepin pepper also goes by the names of chiltepe, chile tepin.  

The chiltepin pepper can also be used medicinally. The chiltepin, when eaten, causes the brain to release endorphins, which are natural painkillers and capsaicin is an antibacterial agent that the Pima Bajo people often used to relieve stomach disorders. The Mayo Indians mixed chiltepin leaves with alcohol to make a liniment for rheumatism. Last, but not least, the Tarahumara Indians chewed the fruit with other plants to help cure headaches.