It is used for local seasoning of soups, from bitter-leaf soup, okra soup to fried pepper stew for local rice. Indeed, the fermented seeds of Parkia biglobosa or African locust…
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Even as nutritionists continue to promote breakfast as the most important meal of the day, a medical expert, Dr. Kayode Adedapo, has said that smoothies made from fruits and vegetables,…
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Unripe plantain and cocoyam flour have always been valued in folkloric medicine because of its ability to lower blood sugar. Now, experts have established the potentials of cocoyam or unripe…
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