Uda Seed, Negro Pepper or Grains of Selim (Xylopia aethiopica): Health Benefits, Nutrition

Uda Seed, Negro Pepper or Grains of Selim (Xylopia aethiopica) Health Benefits, Nutrition

Grains of Selim are the seeds of an African shrubby tree, Xylopia aethiopica. Xylopia aethiopica seeds also called Uda by the Igbos of Nigeria, Hwentia or Etso in Ghana, Erunje or Erinje in Yoruba language, Kimba in the Hausa language, diarr in the Wolof language. Other names include Ethiopian Pepper, Negro pepper, Senegal pepper, Kani … Read more