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African Birds eye chilly is treated as one of the significant species considering the pungency, almost above 1,00,000 Scoville Units. Kanthari (bird's eye chilli thai pepper african peri-peri) is one of the ultra-fieriest members of the chilli family. In India, this pungent and delicious chilli is rarely used in any other region apart from Kerala Even in Kerala, kanthari is not something you'd find on the menu of upmarket restaurants or the vegetable racks of supermarket chains...kanthari is also reputed to be high on the health quotient, It's supposed to be the foody way to a more temperate blood pressure . The chilli is sized almost 1.5-2.5cms of length. The life of the plant will be about 2-3 years. Bird's Eye Chilli is counted as one among the ten hottest chillies in the world. Birds Eye Chilli helps in increasing appetite by stimulating the gut and is very effective in controlling flatulence. It is high in Capsaicin and very effective in controlling cholesterol levels. It is also traditionally used to ease arthritis pain.