Preventative
Extractive
Cleansing
The peppers are extractive
The peppers draw out the evil eye as they encircle the person. A similar method is used with eggs in limpias from Latin America -
blue eye beads and charms
Prayers
Hand gestures
Reverse compliments
Marking the body with kohl etc
Most of these folk remedies likely fall into more than one approach, note how the peppers are burned after they are encircled around the victim