Guinee pepper

THE BENEFITS OF GUINEA PEPPER 🍃🌱

Guinea pepper, scientifically known as xylopia aethiopica, is called in various ways depending on the ethnic groups on the African continent: Kpédjélékoun in Fon, aarun in Yoruba or Nago, long long pepper in Ivory Coast, African pepper in English, or also called pepper from Ethiopia. Xylopia aethiopica of the Annonaceae family is a plant that is particularly prevalent throughout West Africa with both nutritional and human health uses. It is therefore a virtuous plant (Xiaojian Yin et al., 2019) whose benefits are often cited but here are 12 powerful uses based on guinea pepper that can be applied to help reduce some ailments.
1. Female health: natural contraception – uterine and vaginal balance 🌱

2. Postpartum treatment
After giving birth, the woman can boil the pods (about 100g) in a liter of water and purge yourself with this slightly warm decoction every morning for a week. This allows the uterus to be completely cleaned of bad blood after childbirth, to quickly restore the uterine flora, to promote the tightening of the uterus and at the same time of the vagina and finally to relax the muscles of the mother’s pelvis. Thus the woman very quickly regains her pre-pregnancy shape.
3. Spiritual treatments
The seed of the Guinea pepper naturally has a spiritual power of protection against mystical attacks with return to the sender whatever the form in which you use it. Traditional therapy experts recommend occasional baths with an infusion or decoction of guinea pepper seeds or in the form of incense once or twice a week to boost one’s spiritual aura. The same result of protection with return to sender is obtained if you place a decoction or infusion of these seeds in a container in a room. Repeat the decoction or infusion twice a month at least.

Several other recipes are recommended, such as macerating the seeds in alcohol for a week. It will then suffice to take half a glass to activate spiritual protection while benefiting from its other cleansing benefits. Some other ground preparations are made with a mixture of sugar (ie 7 seeds and 7 lumps of sugar for a woman or, 9 seeds and 7 lumps of sugar for a man). The resulting mixture is combined with a white soap and then used before your home.

4. Treatment of respiratory diseases: asthma, colds, flu, cough
There are several recipes and here are some popular ones. A sweet or salty decoction of 15 seeds in two liters of drinking water to boil for fifteen minutes and drink 3 times a day (half a glass: morning, noon and evening) against colds, coughs and even the regular flu. Some communities make a simple decoction to boil also with seeds of guinea pepper, a handful of lemongrass leaves and a few cloves. The latter is consumed in the same way as the previous one, but in a bamboo glass this time. To treat cases of asthma, make a salty decoction of the pods of guinea pepper over 2 weeks. Salt can be replaced by potash. Then you have to serve and drink half a glass 3 times / day for a first week, then switch to a glass 3 times / day for a second week. Processing ends at the end of the second.

5. Detoxification of the liver and blood vessels
In a bamboo glass 3 times / day, it is recommended to consume orally the decoction obtained from about fifteen seeds of guinea pepper in 2 L of water with one or two tablespoons of honey. Treatment should not exceed two weeks. This herb taken as an infusion also helps unclog blood vessels, even small ones. Which can prevent strokes and hematology attacks.

6. Lactation for breastfeeding
Make a decoction of 15 guinea pepper seeds in 2 L of water to boil for 10 minutes. Then as you know the practices in Africa are always with zero waste, it is necessary to remove the seeds then with the decoction make drink the porridge to the woman.

7. Treatment of parasitosis
Reduce guinea pepper seeds to a fine powder. Put a tablespoon in the porridge once a day for 7 days. You will destroy all strains of intestinal worms, including tapeworms. To deworm children use a teaspoon of the powder in their porridge for three days.

8. Dental caries, gingivitis and oral infections
Infuse 5 guinea pepper seeds and 5 cloves in 1 L of water. Use this lukewarm infusion to gargle 2-3 minutes in the mouth three to five times a day for a week. This mouthwash helps soothe dental pain and treats all oral and dental infections by attacking the ailment at the root.

9. Treatment of fever and dengue or “tropical flu”
Make a decoction of the leaves and roots of xylopia aethiopica this time. And over 7 consecutive days, take 3 glasses, 3 times a day (Hounmanou V. et al, 2018).

10. Rheumatism disorders
A decoction of the leaves of xylopia aethiopica, taken three times a day for a week, durably soothes pain of all kinds in the joints. A simple decoction of the seeds of Guinea pepper, taken three times a day for a week is also very effective in relieving pain related to rheumatism and similar.

11. Prevention or treatment of childhood stomach aches, even for adults
Boil three cloves of Guinea pepper in half a liter of water for 5 minutes. Give the baby three to five teaspoons each day for a week. This helps cleanse the newborn’s digestive system and rid it of all toxins for quality sleep.

If necessary, resume treatment for another week at most. There is another recipe for this decoction, but with a few quackgrass or mint leaves. Serve 3 glasses per day over a period of two weeks. In case of an ulcer you take the powder of the bark of xylopia aethiopica which you accompany with three tablespoons of honey a day for one to two weeks.

12. Detoxification of the body
It is not uncommon to want to cleanse your body. With a glass of the guinea pepper seed decoction every morning only for a week. All of the body’s organs can be rid of harmful toxins and free radicals