Capsaicin in some peppers, attacks cancer cells' mitochondria. They found capsaicin, an ingredient of jalapeno peppers, triggers cancer cell death by attacking mitochondria-the cells' energy-generating boiler rooms. The research raises the possibility that other cancer drugs could be developed to target mitochondria.
However, it is notable that, in modern Russian, a sauna is often called a Finnish Banya, though possibly only to distinguish it from other ethnic high-temperature bathing facilities such as Turkish baths referred to as Turkish Banya.
The kovsh is a Russian ladle or drinking vessel that dates back thousands of years to the tenth century. In this era they were simple wooden products used to drink braga (a light beer), kvass (a brew fermented from black bread), and mead (a slightly alcoholic drink derived from honey).