Uda and fertility is one of the very issues that we have had to discuss with women who love pepper soup. Yes, Uda, Negro pepper, is one of the major ingredients of every spicy pepper soup in Nigeria.
However, not everyone who add it to their pepper soup knows exactly how it affects fertility. Whether good or bad, they are not sure.
Gradually, we have seen that impaired fertility is manifesting earlier than anyone could expect among younger women.
As disheartening as it is, more women cold find themselves in such situation except they know a few things and apply them.
Uda And Fertility: What You Should Know
For help in crucial times, one of the soup ingredients that a woman should know about is Uda.
In fact, it is necessary because you may eat it without knowing.
Basically, getting pregnant, begins by a conscious or unconscious preparation of your body ahead of time. Unconscious because you could be taking fertility boosting foods in your diet without knowing.
This is a discussion for another day, but it is one of the reasons contraceptives could fail.
Unfortunately, there are issues that a woman may not know about that may impair fertility and one of them is blocked fallopian tube(s).
Uda is one of the very ingredients that women in some African countries prepare for a woman who just gave birth.
The users express this conviction that it flushes out every left-over blood in the tube and keeps the woman clean.
A woman who takes Uda after childbirth, experiences this normal flow of blood out of her system.
This practice is often supported with warm water massage in the abdominal region.
How To Use Uda For Fertility
You see, there is a reason this spice works and there is a way to use it to get result.
Uda (Negro pepper or xylopia aethiopica) is commonly called Erunje or Erinje in Yoruba, Uda in Igbo, Kimba in Hausa.
It is called Hwentia in Akan-Asante and Evafé in Abure and Kaani in Mandinka.
First, you may not need to add the seed inside the pulp to the soup you want to prepare with Uda.
This is because the seed brings a bitter taste to your soup when you add it.
The pulp, which people grind and add to their soup, is medicinal, but caution must be applied in using it.
Uda As A Cleansing Agent
The reason that Uda works for fertility is because it is a cleansing agent.
Each time you add Uda to your soup, it makes the soup spicy. As a result, the soup cleanses the system of any left over blood or blockage. It is also amazing in fighting infection.
Although this happens because of some compounds we discovered are in Uda.
Compounds In Nigro Pepper
Negro pepper contains different compounds and some of them contribute to why a women Trying To Conceive should take it at the right time.
So if you want to prepare your body for pregnancy, you should take Uda, the moment you begin to see your period.
This is because it will help cleanse your system and prepare the tubes for their proper function.
Uda contains oxalate, phytate, saponins and tannins, as anti-nutrients.
Also, other minerals constituents of the fruit of Negro pepper are potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, sodium, copper, manganese and phosphate (1).
While it is a great food to add to your diet, an anti-nutrient in it makes it unsafe for a woman who is already pregnant or close to her ovulation period.
What this means is that you should ensure that you desist from adding Uda to your soup 5 days to your ovulation period.
One nutrient we know is anti-fertility is saponin and this is in Uda.
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Saponins in Uda, which are of high concentration, are the reason it is not a good spice for women wanting to conceive or pregnant.
According to a study, exposure to saponins reduces pregnancy rate of women (2).
Uda And Fertility In Men | Effect On Semen
For men, another study looked at the effects of ethanolic extract of Xylopia aethiopica on male reproductive organ in Wistar rats.
The study on 24 adult male rats published results worth considering.
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In the study, Group 1 (control) was given rat chow and distilled water ad libitum, Group II and III received 0.5mls and 1.0mls of ethanolic extract of Xylopia aethiopica once daily for a period of 28 days.
After they studies there was a significant and dose dependent decrease in the semen parameters (count, motility).
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However, there was a non-significant decrease in the percentage of sperm with normal morphology.
According to the study, the testicular photomicrograph also shows dose dependent degenerative changes (3).
“Therefore, the extract may have some anti-fertility effects.”
Clearly, the above study findings calls for caution. Basically, it means that a spouse exposed to this spice may experience delay in conception as a result of its use.
In conclusion, a woman who wants to unblock her fallopian tube may try Uda recipe. Just 5 Uda seeds would do for a very small quantity of pepper.
Ensure that you remove the seed and prepare your pepper soup with the pulp (the outer part).
Warning: The soup could be very spicy; so, ensure that you have a glass of water handy while taking that pepper soup.
This is an informative article. Kindly share it with your friends to enable them know how best to use Uda for fertility.