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since I am spending Xmas eve alone, I decided to write something about spices! What do these #spices have in common? #botany #Iamabotanist #plantmas 
the answer is that all of these plants have some of these in their tissue. But what are these? #plantanatomy
these are ethereal oil cells, specialized cells that accumulate volatile substances that give the spices their aroma! They can be present in the leaves, such as in bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) or indian bay (Cinnamomum tamala)...
UDA Seeds.
Also known as Negro or Ethiopian pepper (Botanical Name-Xylopia Aethiopica) known as Uda in the Igbo language or Eeru Alamo in the Yoruba language or Chimba in the Hausa language.
✔Let me know what you call it in your native dialect.
Also known as Negro or Ethiopian pepper (Botanical Name-Xylopia Aethiopica) known as Uda in the Igbo language or Eeru Alamo in the Yoruba language or Chimba in the Hausa language.
✔Let me know what you call it in your native dialect.
Uda is originally from Africa, South America and Brazil where it is categorized among the top lists of aromatic spices. Even though the Negro peppers are often confused with grains of paradise spice yet they are distinguished by their pungent peppery musky flavor. Every parts of
the Negro pepper plant such as the bark, seeds, stem, fruit, leaves are of great importance in folk medicine for therapeutic purposes. Furthermore, some parts of X. aethiopica can be combined with other plant parts for tackling many ailments and diseases. Researchers reveal that
