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Kenkeliba leaves
Kenkeliba leaves
Kenkeliba is mainly found in the countries of the Sahel. Internally, the herbal tea is consumed to relieve a multitude of ailments. That's why it has been nicknamed "the herbal tea of long life". Its greatest particularity is that it helps to purify the liver which is one of the main eliminatory organs of the body.
This herbal tea can replace coffee or tea with its slightly woody taste.
African custom : during Ramadan, it is consumed to break the fast.
Scientific name : combretum micranthum
Common names : kinkeliba, sekhew
Botanical family : Combretaceae
Properties* : digestive, detoxifying, cholagogue, hepatoprotective
Use : infusion
*non-exhaustive lists
CONTRAINDICATIONS : PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN, YOUNG CHILDREN
Weight : 130 g
Origin : Mali
Pickup/delivery : 2 days on average. See more details
- Document : kinkeliba_chemistry_and_pharmacology.pdf
- Document : kinkeliba_etude_de_l_activite_chloretique.pdf
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