Helps with Stomach Aches
Shona, it is called "mukundanyoka", and is known as "mukenea" in other African languages. It's used to make a bush tea and is known for its medicinal properties, including treating stomachaches, coughs, colds, and other ailments.
Botanical Information:
Scientific Name: Zanthoxylum chalybeum.
Growth Habit: It can grow as a shrub or tree, reaching up to 10 meters tall, according to Facebook.
Bark: It has a gray, spiny bark.
Leaves: The leaves are serrated and aromatic.
Fruit: It produces aromatic, gray fruits that are 5-8 mm wide and contain blue-black seeds.
Habitat: It is found in dry regions of Kenya and can grow in well-drained or red clay soils at altitudes from 0 to 1,800 meters.
Medicinal Uses:
Traditional Medicine: It's been used for centuries to treat various ailments.
Tea: The leaves, fruit, bark, and roots are used to make a tea.
Ailments Treated: Stomachaches, coughs, colds, chest pain, asthma, sore throats, wounds, malaria, fever, and headaches are among the conditions it's used to treat.
Other Uses: It's also used to treat blood pressure, diabetes, and toothaches.
You can consume it with warm water 1 teaspoon per day when you have stomach pain.
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