Bitter Leaf is a shrub, which grows up to five meters high. It is widely found in tropical Africa. It is the commonly called bitter leaf while its botanical name is Vernonia amygdalina it belongs to the family Compositae. The Hausas, in Nigeria call it chusar doki (a horse tonic food containing the leaves), Igbo, onugbu, while to the Yorubas, it is known as ewuro. As the common name suggests, it extremely bitter in fact, all parts of the plant starting from the roots to the leaves is bitter.
The health benefits of bitter leaf include, Extracts of the liquid cures fever and diarrhea. This plant is very useful in toning the vital organs of the body especially the liver and the kidney. Bitter-leaf can be very helpful in maintaining the livers optimum ability to release bile acid. Diabetic patients can also use bitter-leaf as a medication to prevent high sugar level in their blood. Additionally, bitter leaf can also repair impaired pancreas. Dried flowers are effective against stomach-disorders.it is used as a purgative is made out of the plant by squeezing leaves in water; the resultant solution is then sieved. Finally, adding peppers and spices completes the procedure. Various types of skin diseases can be cured by rubbing the leaves on the skin. So
plant bitter and start harnessing its wide range of useful potentials
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