Piper guineense (Black Pepper)-100g
Original price was: ₵12.00.₵10.00Current price is: ₵10.00.
Sold By: GMF StoreBlack pepper consists of the dried matured fruits of Piper guineense. A twisted, perennial vine that grows up to 12m high on trees. The plant is a popular spice in Africa, where it is often harvested from the wild, semi-cultivated and sometimes also cultivated for use both as a spice and also as a medicine. The fruits and leaves are used fresh and dried as components of medicinal preparations. The roots are chewed and the juice swallowed as an aphrodisiac
Functions
Bronchitis, cough, rheumatism, dyspepsia, lumbago
Dosage
Powder: take 1 teaspoonful of powdered seed in 150 ml of water, two times daily
Adverse effect
May cause gastrointestinal disorders in high doses
Contraindication
Pregnancy and lactation; gastritis, haemorrhoids and gastric ulcer.
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Divine Mixture Original price was: ₵35.00.₵33.00Current price is: ₵33.00. Sold By: GMF Store
An herbal preparation produced locally for the management of menstrual pains, rheumatism and piles from proven herbs like Anthocleista nobilis
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Chocho soap Original price was: ₵12.00.₵11.50Current price is: ₵11.50. Sold By: GMF Store
Chocho soap is essential for the treatment of skin rash, chicken pox, facial spots, razor bumps, eczema, boils, for foot rot
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Croton membranaceus – 250g Original price was: ₵300.00.₵90.00Current price is: ₵90.00. Sold By: GMF Store
C membranaceus is a monoecious herb up to 2m in height with slender and densely stellate hairy branches. The root bark contains scopoletin and julocrotine, a glutarimide alkaloid. It also contains calcium oxalate crystals. A root extract is taken to treat urinary retention caused by an enlarged prostate. ]. The root and leaf extracts of C. membranaceus are also used as remedies for dia-betes and measles. The essential oils from the stem bark of C. membranaceus are taken as a remedy for a cough, diarrhea, fever, flatulence, and nausea. The antioxidant action of C. membranaceus extract is significant compared with the antioxidant action of gallic acid, the positive control which is a pure compound. . Blood glucose levels were reduced in mice given metformin and extract after 3 hours . These findings demonstrate the poten-tial of C. membranaceus extracts in the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus and diseases in which oxidants or free radicals are implicated. The extract demonstrated significant dose-dependent inhibition properties in the proliferation of BPH-1 cancer cells and changes in the morphology and reduced density of BPH-1 cancer cells
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Solak Tupain Herbal Ointment Original price was: ₵32.00.₵25.00Current price is: ₵25.00. Sold By: GMF Store
Solak Tupain Herbal Ointment for the management pain and inflammation
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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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