Akuamma Seed Powder (Picralima Nitida)

Akuamma is a powerful herb used for hundreds of years as a way to reduce pain, inflammation, relieve tension, and lower stress. Picralima Nitida is a seed used in African herbal medicine primarily as a pain reliever. Known as akuamma, the seed contains the alkaloids, akuammine and pericine as well as a number of related minor alkaloids. Aside from analgesia, picralima nitida seeds are also used as an anti-inflammatory, a skeletal muscle relaxant and an anti-diarrheal.