IMPORTANCE OF ALLIGATOR PEPPER

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The spice alligator pepper is no strange name to West Africans. If you have visited the Western part of Africa and tried out some of the local cuisines, then you must have heard about the spice as well. Now, have you ever wondered why this spice is so expensive and used in very small portions? If your answer is affirmative, continue reading to find out more details about the spice and what it brings to the table, literally.
This piece will cover the different aspects of the mentioned pepper and dive deep into its health benefits. You might as well stop your search for natural remedies for your health issues and find out if this mbongo spice is the way to go. You will also find out how people use alligator pepper for spiritual purposes.

What are the benefits of alligator pepper?
This spice boasts of a wide range of beneficial components that go a long way in addressing health issues like erectile dysfunction and weight loss. Here are the benefits.

1. Treating wounds and burns
Aframomum melegueta is rich in high fibre, which ensures the fast regeneration of tissues and wound healing. In addition to fibre, Aframomum melegueta has a high amount of tannin that treats burns, heals wounds, and eases the pain of inflamed mucous membranes, therefore, reducing inflammation. The plant can also be used in treating gastrointestinal disorders such as ulcers, diarrhoea, stomach pains, and intestinal worms.

2. Maintaining blood sugar
Atare as the Yoruba commonly knows it, is also used to lower blood sugar and keeping the blood sugar level using the amino acids that are present in it.

3. Addresses erectile dysfunction
Alligator pepper and erectile dysfunction is another point of interest. A small portion of the spice can go a long way ensuring you have a delayed ejaculation and hence one can last longer during sex.

4. Helps in weight loss
This spice also increases thermogenesis, which is the process of heat production in warm-blooded animals. The increased heat stimulates brown tissue adipose and increases energy expenditure in men. Therefore, the combination of those processes leads to weight loss.

5. Boosts libido
In addition to these medicinal properties, it is a strong natural aphrodisiac that stimulates sexual desires and maintains high stamina. Among women, it works on their libido and makes them more sensitive to touch during sexual intercourse as the nerve endings are stimulated.



Other benefits of this spice also include:
In Senegal, seeds of Aframomium melegueta are mixed with salt and rubbed to the interior of the mouth as a treatment for sleeping sickness.
The extract from the alligator pepper plant is analgesic in nature and is, therefore, used to relieve pains in the joints, teeth, stomach, rheumatoid pain and arthritis.
The leaves from its plant can also be used in treating and preventing malaria. As such, it is a better alternative for quinine.
The juice from the fresh leaves staunches bleeding.
In addition to that, the spice can help in treating infectious skin diseases such as measles, chicken pox, and smallpox.
Alligator pepper also has antimicrobial properties, which prevent serious illnesses such us staphylococcus.
It also helps in easing menstrual cramps that ladies go through while menstruating.
Is alligator pepper good for a pregnant woman?
Despite having many positive uses, Alligator pepper can have negative effects on pregnant women. One of the effects is that it might discontinue pregnancy during its first trimester. That impact was proven when an experiment was carried out on a set of pregnant female rats that consumed the alligator pepper while the control experiment was a set of other rats that did not consume it. The first set of rats did not give birth to a litter while the second set gave birth to a litt



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