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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Alchornea cordifolia (Gyama) leaf – 250g Original price was: ₵25.50.₵24.00Current price is: ₵24.00. Sold By: GMF Store
Alchornea cordifolia consists of the fresh or dried leaves of Alchornea cordifolia. It’s a small tree or many stemmed, almost climbingshrub p to 5m high; stems armed with blunt spines.
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Psidium guajava (Guava) – 150g Original price was: ₵15.00.₵10.00Current price is: ₵10.00. Sold By: GMF Store
A tree 34 m high; smooth bark peels off in thin strips; leaves opposite, up to 15 cm long, 5 cm broad, veins prominent on lower surface.A very popular fruit crop, widely eaten in many areas of the world. The plant also has a wide range of traditional medicinal uses and is the source of vaarious commodities. Â Very high in vitamin C, it is also a good source of vitamin A and pectin. The fruit makes a very nice jam and can also be pureed then added to a range of desserts. Research has shown that guava leaf has antioxidant effects beneficial to the heart, i.e. cardioprotective properties and improved myocardial function. In two randomized human studies, the consumption of guava fruit for 12 weeks was shown to reduce blood pressure by an average 8 points, decrease total cholesterol levels by 9%, decrease triglycerides by almost 8%, and increase HDL cholesterol by 8% (Jimenez-Escrig, et al., 2001; Conde, et al., 2003). In other animal studies guava leaf extracts showed demonstrable analgesic, sedative, and central nervous system (CNS) depressant activity, as well as cough suppressant actions (Jaiarj et al., 1999; Singh et al., 1993; Singh et al., 1992; Shaheen et al., 2000).
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Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (nibima)- 1kg Original price was: ₵200.00.₵180.50Current price is: ₵180.50. Sold By: GMF Store
Cryptolepis consists of the dried roots of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta. Thin-stemmed twining or scrambling shrub; leaves elliptic, oblong-elliptic, apex acute to shortly acuminate, base symmetrical, petiolate, up to 7 cm long and 3 cm wide. The roots have a bitter flavour and are tonic. They are chewed, while the root bark or root extracts are taken as a tea, to treat a wide range of conditions including fever, hepatitis, malaria, hypertension, urinary and upper respiratory tract infections, colic, stomach complaints, amoebic dysentery and diarrhoea, wounds. The leaves and roots are rich in bioactive indole alkaloids such as cryptolepine, the major constituent of the root bark and the first alkaloid isolated from the plant. Cryptolepine has potent antiplasmodial activity, and also has anticancer, antifungal, antibacterial, hypotensive, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperglycaemic activities
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Hepasko Herbal CAPSULES Original price was: ₵85.00.₵80.00Current price is: ₵80.00. Sold By: GMF Store
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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).
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