{"id":127124,"date":"2020-01-17T08:40:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T07:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthtian.com\/?p=127124"},"modified":"2022-09-30T13:12:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T13:12:58","slug":"benefits-of-uziza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegloor.com\/benefits-of-uziza\/","title":{"rendered":"The Amazing Benefits of Uziza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We all know how essential salt is to our food and the role it plays in our health. But we can\u2019t deny that salt isn\u2019t the only compound our food needs to have a great taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organic spices like Uziza have numerous health benefits and this is a plant that produces leaves and fruits (that is mostly referred to as uziza seeds) used to spice up food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spices are added to food to make it taste better, and to also provide the body with nutrients required to function better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organic spices like Uziza play an essential role in helping the body rebuild its cells, repair tissues, and synthesize essential chemicals in the body like our hormones and enzymes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Piper Guineese, generally known as Uziza, is a natural spice that packs plenty of nutritional benefits. Piper Guineese, locally known as Uziza is popular in Nigeria and other parts of west Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is also referred to as kukauabe, Benin pepper, false cubeb, Guinea cubeb, and Ashanti pepper in several parts of West Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uziza is green when fresh, but when dried, it turns dark green, and it has a peppery taste. The leaves of Uziza can be freshly prepared by properly washing and slicing it into tiny pieces before adding it to your food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let it cook for about 12 minutes then serve. It can also be grounded and added to meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Either way, you still get its tasty effect. Uziza seed, like black pepper, can also be used to prepare foods. The health benefits of Uziza are numerous, and that\u2019s what we would be discussing in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nutritional qualities of Uziza<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Uziza leaves contain the following;<\/p>\n\n\n\n