Konkonte is effective for treating ulcers and gastric issues – UCC lecturer

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Dr. Mrs. Alberta B. Simpson, Senior Lecturer at UCC

Alberta Bondzi-Simpson, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism at the University of Cape Coast, has revealed that konkonte is effective for treating ulcers and gastric issues.

The UCC Senior Lecturer advises Ghanaians with gastric problems to eat konkonte with soup or stew at least twice weekly to help with healing.

Speaking in an exclusive interview on Citi FM’s Heritage Month on Indigenous Food Staples, on Monday, March 23, 2026, Alberta Bondzi-Simpson, “Kokonte is very high in iodine. If you have any gastric problems that have to do with a sore in your digestive system, then ‘kokonte’ is your thing. This is basically eating iodine into your system”.

“Eat it constantly, at least two times a week, and you wouldn’t have to go to the doctor for ulcers or minor ulcers. So far as it’s in there, it will heal. You can eat it without soup,” she said.

She further advised, “I was amused to find out that cassava contains a certain amount of protein. It has some mineral nutrients, you can pound it and eat it as ampesi. Go for the slim white cassava for ampesi. The small ones. It’s palatable, and you can pair it with garden egg stew, kako [dried fish], and flavourful supaku [dried fish]”.

Some Ghanaians reacting to the UCC lecturers’ revelation stated, “This is the best research a Ghanaian has ever done. God bless her”.

“Stop spreading false information!

She has done no research on this topic. In fact, she is not a medical doctor or a biological scientist. Her “Dr.” title comes from a doctorate in hospitality”, a netizen added.

One X user added, “This is what our university lecturers should be doing, propounding articles concerning our local intake and our livelihood settings, not always depending on unfamiliar cultures and behaviours from the western world”.

“My mother has been doing this for a long time mmom”, a netizen added.

A netizen added, “She was my lecturer at UPSA. A very solid 10/10 woman”.

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