Guinea Pepper (Xylopia Aethiopica)
Scientific name: Xylopia aethiopica
Common names: Guinea pepper, Negro pepper, Ethiopian pepper etc.
Local name: Hwentea
Family: Annonaceae
Description: A tree up to 15m high; bark slightly ridged; leaves oblong – lanceolate, rounded base, acuminate apex, glaucous etc.
Habitat or Geographical Distribution: Occurs in fringing and deciduous forests, in clearings, Sometimes cultivated in home gardens and sold in markets.
Parts Used: mostly seed, also stem bark and root bark.
Chemical Constituents: Volatile oil, (oleo-resin);monoterpenoids (B-pinene, terpinone, cuminicaldehyde, cineole); diterpenoids (xylopic acid other Kaurane, trachylobane and kolavane diterpenes).
Uses: Carminative and stimulant; additive to other remedies. Extract has antifungal and broad spectrum antibiotic action due to xylopic acid.
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