Khaya senegalensis (Mahogany) – 100g
Original price was: ₵28.00.₵27.50Current price is: ₵27.50.
Sold By: GMF StoreIt is a tree of up to 40 m high with a girth of about 4 m, branching into 2-3 main limbs at about 8 m, giving a wide spread crown
Functions
Anaemia, arthritis, boils, fever, chicken-pox, convulsion, chronic weakness, general debility,
haemorrhoids, headache, heat rash; intestinal helminthiasis, loss of appetite, malaria
Dosage
Decoction: 30g dried bark in 900ml water; simmer until reduced to 600ml; 1 teacup three times daily.
Infusion: 30g of dried bark in 600ml of water; 1 teacup three times daily
Contraindication
High doses may cause weak limbs, reduced locomotor activity and severe hypothermia. Potential abortifacient.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER: These statements have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. As with all dietary supplements, you should consult a qualified healthcare practitioner prior to use if you are taking any medications or have any medical conditions.
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Gbedemah Garlic Mixture Original price was: ₵55.00.₵50.00Current price is: ₵50.00. Sold By: GMF Store
Gbedemah garlic mixture is a locally made garlic mixture from pure and potent detoxifying, anti-lipidemic and immune boosting herbs. Certified and approved by the Food and Drugs Authority and beautifully packaged.
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Taabea Zenecare -500ml Original price was: ₵35.00.₵34.00Current price is: ₵34.00. Sold By: GMF Store
Taabea Zenecare; Locally produced herbal medicine for immune boosting and general welbeing
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(Sobolo) Hibiscus calyx -100g Original price was: ₵16.50.₵15.00Current price is: ₵15.00. Sold By: GMF Store
Roselle is an erect, mostly branched, annual to perennial plant growing up to 4.5 metres tall. The stems often become woody, at least at the base, and persist for more than a year. An important multipurpose plant supplying a range of foods, medicines and other products It has been grown as a food crop for around 6,000 years.
The fresh calyx (the outer whorl of the flower) is eate n raw or cooked. It is rich in pectin and citric acid. The ripe calyces are diuretic and antiscorbutic. The succulent calyx, boiled in water, is used as a drink in the treatment of bilious attacks. The flowers contain gossypetin, anthocyanin, and the glycoside hibiscin.
These may have diuretic and choleretic effects, decreasing the viscosity of the blood, reducing blood pressure and stimulating intestinal peristalsis. The plant is a tropical beverage
used commonly in folk medicines to treat hypertension, pyrexia, inflammation, liver disorders, kidney and urinary bladder stones, and obesity (Liu et al., 2006).The dried flower extracts possessed antioxidant activity and protected rat hepatocytes from t-BHP-induced cytotoxicity and genotoxicity (Christian et al., 2006; Falade et al., 2005). The urine of 36 healthy subjects, after consumption of the flower juice, showed a decrease of creatinine, uric acid, citrate, tartrate, calcium, sodium, potassium and phosphate but not oxalate (Carvajal-Zarrabal et al., 2005).
This could help the treatment and prevention of renal stones.
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Aloe vera leaf-1Kg Original price was: ₵11.00.₵10.00Current price is: ₵10.00. Sold By: GMF Store
Ethnomedical uses
Aloe vera is used in folkloric medicine to treat dermatitis, thermal and sunburns, cystic ache, peptic ulcer, colds, tuberculosis, gonorrhea,
asthma, dysentery, headache, fungal infections, and diabetes (Sample et al., 2001; WHO, 1991; Ali et al., 1990).Biological and Pharmacological activities
Biological and chemical investigations have confirmed the wound-healing, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of Aloe vera (Davis, 1994; Udupa et al., 1994, Bruce, 1967; Lorenzettet al., 1964). Aloe-emodin is responsible for the antiviral and antifungal properties of the plant (Van Zyl and Viljoen, 2001). -
Tea tree Oil-30ml Original price was: ₵35.00.₵32.00Current price is: ₵32.00. Sold By: GMF Store
Tea tree oil is renowned for its practically endless number of uses, particularly for the skin.
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Cyperus esculentus (akan name: Atadwe) – 100g Original price was: ₵15.50.₵14.00Current price is: ₵14.00. Sold By: GMF Store
Cyperus esculentus is a perennial grass-like plant producing solitary culms 10 – 90cm tall from numerous, spreading, underground stolons. The apex of the stolons swells to form ellipsoid to globose tubers 10 – 18mm long. Tiger nuts are regarded as a digestive tonic, having a heating and drying effect on the digestive system and alleviating flatulence. They also promote urine production and menstruation. The tubers are said to be aphrodisiac, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, stimulant and tonic
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