Ethiopian Pepper Health Benefits, Properties, and Uses
Scientific Name: Xylopia Aethiopica
Common Names: kimba Pepper, African Pepper, Moor Pepper, Negro Pepper, Kani Pepper, Kili Pepper, Sénégal Pepper, Ethiopian Pepper, Hwentia,, Guinea Pepper.
Properties: Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Anthelmintic, Anti-microbial, Purgative, Carminative, Antitussive, Hypotensive, Analgesic
What is Ethiopian Pepper?
Ethiopian pepper is the Xylopia aethiopica plant, an evergreen African tree native to Ethiopia. Ethiopian pepper trees produce a pepper fruit that is distributed throughout the region as a traditional spice, food and medicinal ingredient. In addition to the tree’s pepper fruit, its bark is also used in herbal medicine.1
Ethiopian Pepper Health Uses and Health Benefits
Ethiopian pepper health benefits include being an anti-inflammatory and pain-killing herb. Traditional uses of Ethiopian pepper have included being a treatment for arthritis and rheumatic conditions, asthma and respiratory ailments, and headaches and toothaches. Ethiopian pepper also has natural skin healing properties, used to treat wounds, cuts and boils.1
References
- http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Xylopia+aethiopica
CuresDecoded worldwide community recommends Ethiopian Pepper for:
Edema
Effective
Boils
Effective
Bronchitis
Effective
Headache
Effective
Fever
Effective
Rheumatism
Effective
Gastric Ulcer (Stomach Ulcer)
Effective
Dysentery
Effective
Stomach Ache
Effective