Kombo butter REFINED

SPEARSON LIMITED, announces the availability of plant-derived Myristoleic acid extracted from the seeds of the tropical tree crop Pycnanthus angolensis (African nutmeg).

Kombo butter provides a rich source of cis-9-tetradecenoic acid, the precursor of cetyl myristoleate (CMO) - the popular remedy for Diehl arthritis.

Kombo butter offers a safer and more desirable alternative to animal fat derived myristoleate.

Kombo butter is a medicinally important edible oil, traditionally used in West Africa for rheumatism, gout and other ailments.

Scientific: Pycnanthus angolensis

Common name: African nutmeg, kombo

Local name: Otie

Family name: Myristicaceae

Description: A tree that reaches a height of about 100m, bole straight, cylindrical, sometimes with a swollen base

or root swellings.

Habitat: It is found in rain forest, transitional and secondary formations.

Part used: seed, bark, fluid.

Active ingredients: Cethyl Myristoleic Acid (CMO) and

Kombic acid.

Uses: Anti analgesic, Antioxidant. Relieves pain and disability of people who suffer from Arthritis. Myristoleic acid lubricates joints and entire body. It also functions as immune system modulator. Effective in controlling autoimmune diseases. It mediates inflammatory processes.

Applied in cosmetic industry.

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