This is my debut post in the steemchurch farms. This post became necessitated because of the encounter of two new fruits that were strange to me. I studied biology in high school but did not see anything like these. I was enticed immediately I saw them for the first time when I was fetching water from a nearby stream. This teaches us that these 'anonymous' fruits are water loving. These are those fruits that thrive well along river banks and streams.

FIRST 'UNKNOWN' FRUIT

From the characteristics of this fruit, I can confirm that it belongs to the Nut category. The nut category has a hard pericarp and one seed. The seed has qualities like that of a cocoa seed. Although it cannot be classified as a juicy fruit, it has a bit of juice around the seed. The result of this lesser amount of juice is due to the fruit to seed ratio. The seed covers almost all the space inside the pericarp. The seed itself has a brown color but the small juice that covers it makes it appear a bit transparent. The small juice surrounding has a sweet taste and very good flavor.

the seed with small juice around it

the seed without the juice around it

SECOND 'UNKNOWN' FRUIT

I also discovered another fruit that was also unknown to me. Its shape is like one with two fused seeds which also resembles the shape of the pituitary gland in the brain. Its characteristics make it suit the berry category.

I did not taste this one because it wasn't enticing to me as the former one

OTHER KNOWN PLANTS IN THE FARM

Pepper 🌶

The picture above shows hot pickle. Unlike other ones that can be eaten raw as a fruit, this type is very hot and one cannot eat it like a fruit. It doesn't have any general category and its function is not well known but from my studies so far as a science student, it's mostly used as a spice. Not only is it used as a spice but sometimes used as a secondary remedy for constipation. Its work is like that of the stimulants. It works by acting directly on the mucosa of the intestines, interacts with the myenteric plexus to promote peristalsis and therefore reduce transit.
It also has a prokinetic effect. This quality is like that of the stimulants. Prokinetics Are drugs that help to increase GI motility and reduce transit time. And when transit time is reduced, constipation is reversed.

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao)

Cocoa is a commercial plant grown in most parts of the world. It's the number one in Ghana and most West African countries like Ivory Coast. It has numerous importance. It can be used to make a pomade, cocoa tea, chocolate, and others.

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