Where To Buy Negro Pepper In South Africa 2024-2025
Negro pepper (xylopia aethiopica) is one of the major spices that are used in the preparation of local foods and medicines in sub-Saharan Africa.
It is from the Amonaceae family and it is commonly called Hwentia in Akan–Asante, Kimba in Hausa, Uda in Igbo, and Erunje or Erinje in Yoruba.
Where To Buy Negro Pepper In South Africa
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What is the health benefits of Negro pepper?
Negro pepper has anti-inflammatory properties and so can be used in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatism and other inflammatory conditions.
Regular consumption of Negro pepper is healthy for treating gastric ulcer. Good for the treatment of ailments such as cough, flu and cold.
What does Negro pepper look like?
Fruits; they look rather like small, twisted bean-pods. They are dark brown, cylindrical, 2.5 to 5 cm long and 4 to 6 mm thick; the contours of the seeds are visible from outside.
Each pod contains 5 to 8 kidney-shaped seeds grains of approximately 5 mm length. The hull is aromatic, but not the grain itself.