Xylopia aethiopica
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Xylopia aethiopica is an evergreen, aromatic tree, of the Annonaceae family that can grow up to 20m high. It is native to the lowland rainforest and moist fringe forests in the savanna zones of Africa
Xylopia aethiopica leaf
The dried fruit of Xylopia aethiopica, used as a spice called Grains of Selim.
Café Touba
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Café Touba is a coffee beverage that is a popular traditional drink from Senegal that is also consumed in Guinea-Bissau, and is named for the city of Touba, Senegal.
Xylopia aethiopica
…stomach-aches and rheumatism. The plant's seeds are also used in the Nigerian traditional mixture Aju Mbaise. In Senegal, the fruit is used to flavor café Touba, a coffee drink that is the country's spiritual beverage and the traditional drink of the Mouride brotherhood. In the Middle Ages the fruit was exported…
Pouring Café Touba
Café Touba vendor in Morocco