Ataare (Guinea Pepper)

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Fresh dried whole seed pods of Yoruba ataare pepper for use in Ifa medicines where the recipe calls for a whole pod, or for chewing to activate prayers during ritual ofo and shrine work. Guinea peppers, scientifically known as “Afromomium meleguata”, the “alligator pepper”, belongs to the family “Zingiberaceae”, the ginger family. "

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