Time with Koo Ntakra

About Time with Koo Ntakra

Koo Ntakra discusses anything and everything relating to Ghanaian culture. He also brings guest on the show to discuss various topics.

Publisher

GhanaTalksRadio

Category

music · society & culture

Language

tw

Explicit

No

First episode

3 May 2022

Latest episode

9 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

261 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Nov 2026

   Ghanaian local foods and medicine

   Ghanaian local foods are medicine themselves. Our grandmothers knew this before doctors. Here are the powerful ones: 1. LOCAL FOODS THAT ARE MEDICINE *Kontomire (Cocoyam leaves) + Agushie* - Full of iron, good for blood, anaemia. Best for pregnant women and people who feel dizzy. *Waakye leaves (Waakye)* - The leaves used to cook waakye help blood pressure and stomach. *Prekese (Aidan fruit)* - Boil and drink. Good for diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, and after delivery for women. *Dawadawa (Locust bean)* - Very good for blood pressure, eyes, and digestion. Better than Maggi cube. *Nkontomire / Garden Eggs + Okro* - Okro soup: Good for diabetes, stomach ulcer, and men. It cools the stomach. - Garden eggs: Good for weight loss and sugar. *Ginger, Garlic, Turmeric (Nganga)* - Ginger tea: Cold, cough, pain, nausea - Garlic: Blood pressure, cholesterol, infection - Turmeric: Joint pain, inflammation *Sobolo (Hibiscus)* - Lowers blood pressure, good for heart, full of Vitamin C. Don't add too much sugar. *Palm Nut Soup / Groundnut Soup* - Palm nut has Vitamin A for eyes. Groundnut has protein for body building. 2. LOCAL MEDICINES (Herbal) *Neem leaves (Nim tree)* - Boil and bath: Malaria, skin rashes, fever. Very bitter but works. *Moringa (Moringa leaves)* - Called "miracle tree". Full of vitamins, iron, calcium. Good for diabetes, blood pressure, tiredness. *Aloe Vera* - Rub on skin for burns, rashes, pimples. Drink small for constipation. *Scent Leaf (Nunum)* - For stomach pain, cold, cough. Chew or boil as tea. *Bitter Leaf (Awonyono)* - For diabetes, stomach, fever. Very bitter. * prekese + Ginger + Garlic* - People boil together for "detox" *Warning:* Don't mix herbal medicine with hospital medicine without telling doctor. And don't take too much prekese if you are pregnant - ask nurse first. Which sickness are you trying to treat? Tell me, I will tell you the exact Ghana food / leaf for it.

2. 

   6 Nov 2026

   Intellectual Property

   Intellectual Property (IP) = Things you create with your BRAIN that the law says belong to YOU. Nobody can steal or copy them without your permission. Just like you own land, you own your ideas. *4 Main Types:* *1. Copyright ©* For creative work. - Songs, books, movies, photos, poems, sermons - Example: If Shatta Wale writes a song, nobody can copy it and sell it *2. Trademark ™* For brand name / logo. - Example: MTN yellow logo, "Koko" bread, "Verna" water name - Nobody else can use your brand name to sell same product *3. Patent* For invention / new machine. - Example: Someone invents a new solar cooker, or a new medicine. For 20 years, only they can make it *4. Trade Secret* Secret recipe / method you don't tell anyone. - Example: Coca-Cola secret recipe, KFC secret spices, your grandmother's sobolo recipe if you sell it *In Ghana:* It's handled by Ghana Copyright Office and Registrar General's Department. Why it matters for you: If you create a song, a business name, a design, a book - register it. If you don't, someone else can steal it and claim it. Are you trying to protect something? A song, business name, or invention?

3. 

   2 Nov 2026

   How some names where generated

   *1. GHANAIAN WAY (Meaning-Based)* We don't just give names for sound. Every name has a story. - Day-born: Kofi (Friday), Akua (Wednesday), Kwame, Abena - Circumstance: Nyameye (God has done), Nhyira (Blessing), Adom (Grace), Nkunim (Victory) - Order: Piesie (first born), Manu (second), Anane (fourth), etc. - Family: Naming after grandfather/grandmother to keep family alive *2. BIBLICAL / RELIGIOUS WAY* - Names from what parent was going through: Isaac = Laughter, Moses = Drawn from water - Or attribute of God: Emmanuel = God with us *3. WHITE MAN / ENGLISH WAY* - Job names: Smith (blacksmith), Baker, Farmer - Location: Hill, Wood, Rivers - Father's name: Johnson = John's son, Jackson = Jack's son *4. NOW - HOW BRANDS & COMPANIES GENERATE NAMES (Like Google, Spotify)* They use 3 tricks: - AI Generators: Put keywords like "gospel + Ghana" into http://namelix.com (http://namelix.com), it gives you GospelNation, Gospely - Mash two words: Facebook = Face + Book, Instagram = Instant + Telegram - Make it up: Kodak, Xerox - means nothing but easy to pronounce *The old human formula for generating a name is:* *Noun + Verb + Story = Name* Example: Your child born after suffering -> you call him Nyame Aye (God has done)

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