Description
Yoruba Name
Tude (Alligator Pepper Leaves / Atare Leaves)
Botanical Name
Aframomum melegueta
Description
Ewe Tude refers to the leaves of the Alligator Pepper plant (Aframomum melegueta), known as Atare in Yoruba. It is packaged as 100% natural, premium quality, traditional, chemical-free leaves, net weight 4oz (113g) in a resealable kraft bag. Alligator pepper is among the most sacred and widely used plants in Yoruba tradition, used both medicinally and in spiritual ceremonies. The leaves are large, serrated, and dark green with prominent veining.
Uses & Benefits
- Used in Yoruba traditional medicine for fever, malaria, and body aches
- Applied in spiritual baths for protection, prosperity, and blessings
- Used in Ifa divination ceremonies and Yoruba religious rites
- Boiled and used as a steam inhalation for respiratory conditions
- Has antimicrobial properties used against skin infections
- Used in fertility-related traditional treatments for women
- Applied in newborn naming ceremonies (Isomoloruko) and blessing rituals
