Does Pepper Fruits Exist in Your Locality ?

[ogewuru]

There is time for everything. Seasons comes and goes and as I travelled from Owerri in South East Nigeria to Ibadan South West Nigeria through Benin City. One peculiar fruit was a common sight amongst hawkers who compete to make sales. That was Pepper fruit (Dennettia Tripetala). This fruit I was made to understand grows mainly in West Africa but is possible it grows elsewhere but just that it may not be considered edible.

In part of Nigeria where I come from, the fruit is part of Kola presented to visitors. Children love it becuase of the sweet juice it offers when ripe, but the peppery seed is a no go area for them. It servers as a common tretment for cough and also an antiemetic drug. When not in season the seeds are dried in sun and preserved in bottle contianers for future use.

Does this fruit grow in your community ? if yes what purpose does it serve ?

@TravellerG

@SholaIB

@Sagir

[SafayeatHossain]

আমি এই ফলটি সম্পর্কে প্রথম দেখলাম এবং শুনলাম। আরও বিস্তারিত জানতে চাই। আপনাকে ধন্যবাদ অভিজ্ঞতা শেয়ার করার জন্য।

[JustynaMad]

@ogewuru thanks for sharing, that’s interesting, the fruit looks like warms in Poland we made a natural treatment for cough from onion and sugar. You need to leave onion pieces and put sugar between them, after few days you got sweet treatment

[ogewuru]

@JustynaMad

That is wonderful imagine healing from onions we only know as a cooking item

[ogewuru]

How l.wish l.can get an interpreter. Thank you for your comment

[JamesHogg]

@ogewuru I’ve never seen these here in the UK, but I’ll make sure to keep a look out, next time I’m at the international food store!

[SholaIB]

Hello @ogewuru

Nice to get your post again and thanks for tagging me. Yes this is a nice spice,I often enjoy just chewing it

I think it’s like an appetiser for me. Regarding the other post in a different language,you don’t need an interpreter. Please scroll to the top of the page and select English. The reply should automatically translate.

Happy guiding.

Cheers

[ogewuru]

@JamesHogg

That will be good. I will be looking out for your feedback

[TravellerG]

Hi, LG @SafayeatHossain ,

Thanks for your companionship to motivate LG @ogewuru .

Hope you will TAG & notify others…

I request LG Ogewuru to read Hossain’s reply, earlier.

[TravellerG]

Onion and sugar is a new combination for cough.

Thanks for sharing this information, LG @JustynaMad .

[TravellerG]

Thank you for tagging me in your beautiful post, dear LG friend @ogewuru .

Well researched and presented post - appreciate your efforts to share these valuable information worth is.

“… Does this fruit grow in your community ?..”

Unfortunately, this fruit is not available in India. I tried searching for Dennettia Tripetala in Google Search - but couldn’t locate.

But, I could read many benefits of the fruit, including it’s use in treating prostate cancer!

Best wishes

[SachinVijayan]

Good information @ogewuru

I have never seen this fruit in India…

For cough, we used to eat pepper along with palm jaggery in southern part of India…

[Alexandre2332]

Os segredos da floresta são revelados para nós pelas folhas que usamos como remédio para nossos males físicos e espirituais ,vamos fazer o máximo para conservar as tradições dos nossos antepassado ,bem aventurado são aqueles que respeitam as plantas e os animais e mal aventurados são aqueles que degradam o meio ambiente !

[ogewuru]

@SachinVijayan

wonderful pepper and palm jaggery ?

will like to see how the palm jaggery looks like

[Nuhuu]

Hey @ogewuru , thanks for sharing!

I don’t think I have seen this before here in northern Nigeria. Looks like it has multiple seeds inside or it’s just a single one? Are the seeds the medicine after preserving them in the sun or it’s the fruit as a whole?

[ogewuru]

@Nuhuu

Dry or fresh the seeds are minty and a cure for mild cough