Shiny-leaf buckthorn JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shiny-leaf Buckthorn is small tree or shrub that originates from Africa.
In Ethiopia this plant is called Gesho. It is used to produce a type of mead called Tej. The stems of gesho are boiled to prepare an extract that is similar to hops and gives the drink a bitter taste. It is also used to brew an Ethiopian beer called tella. The gesho tree also has edible shiny red fruits.
Names
Scientific
Rhamnus prinoides
English
Shiny-leaf Buckthorn
Spanish
Espino cerval de hoja brillante
French
Gesho
German
Afrikanischer Faulbaum
Other
Gesho
Taxonomy
Genus
Rhamnus
Family
Rhamnaceae
Order
Rosales
Crop categories
Herbs
Medicinal plants
Tropical crops
Pictures
Shiny-leaf buckthorn JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0