This blended pepper is the pivot of Ethiopian cuisine and is used as a universal seasoning for most red sauces, meats, vegetables and legumes. Harvested in Ethiopia, this deep red chili pepper is blended with sun dried organic shallots, ginger, garlic, Sacred Basil (Bessobela), Cardamom (Korerima), Rue (Tena Adam) and various wild culinary herbs and spices. Berbere contains Volatile oils, capsaicin, carotenoids, steroidal saponins, flavonoids, Berbere is believed to help with Carminative, relieving spasm; general tonic increasing circulation, anticoagulant; for peptic ulcer; to reduce cholesterol ,topically counter-irritant, anesthetic/analgesic and antiseptic.