10 Superb Health Benefits of Pepper Fruits

Pepper fruit

Pepper fruit is widely consumed due to its distinctive spicy taste, but many people are not aware of the many health benefits of pepper fruit (mmimmi). It is usually served together with kola nuts, bitter kola, garden eggs and palm wine, during events like , cultural ceremonies, coronations, traditional marriages, naming ceremonies, new yam festivals etc in the eastern part of Nigeria.

18 WONDROUS BENEFITS OF PEPPER FRUIT DENNETTIA TRIPETALA

 PEPPER FRUIT

Plants have remained an integral source of food and nutrients for both humans and animals. We simply cannot survive without them! Interestingly, they are so close to us for our usage but unfortunately, we sometimes fail to acknowledge and utilise these plants properly as we ought to do. These plants contain several chemical compounds essential for the metabolic functioning of our body systems. Some of these plants provide us food, nutritional values and health benefits while some provide us with no nutrients and could even be toxic to human health.