Bitter Kola Health Benefit for Glaucoma (Eye Pressure)

An increase in eye pressure can lead to glaucoma, according to a report from The New York Times Health Guide. Researchers at Lagos University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria tested the effectiveness of eye drops that contained 0.5 percent extract of Garcinia kola. The results of...

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The amazing health benefits of Bitter Kola (Garcinia Kola)

Bitter kola is a type of nut mostly found in several parts of Nigeria and West-Central Africa as a whole and the tree grows in the (tropical) rain forests. Its biological name is “Garcinia kola” and belongs to the family of “Guittiferal”. Bitter Kola has been identified...

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EVERY PART OF BITTER LEAF IS SWEET

It will interest you to know that every part of the plant is useful: stem, leaves, and root. This kind of leaf is very familiar to some people but others may not have any idea about this wonder leaf. Bitter-leaf can grow anywhere unlike other leaves that only grow in certain...

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THE HEALTH BENEFIT OF BITTER LEAF

It is known by everybody, it grows every where and it is a homely plant. The igbo calls it onugbo, the Yoruba calls it ewuro and the hausa calls it shiwaka. Bitterleaf mostly is esed mostly as a vegetable in igbo land while the Yoruba use it more as a medicine. The fact is that...

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The Wonders of Bitter Kola

Bitter kola is another type of kola found in Igbo land of Nigeria. Its biological name is Garcinia kola. Like the kola nut it is produced from a big tree. Unlike the kola nut it is monocotyledon. Although it is eaten widely for different purposes it has nothing to do with the...

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Bitter kola’s many health benefits

Bitter Kola, Garcinia kola, used extensively in West Africa as a social beverage and offered to guests as ‘Kola’ in many of Nigeria’s cultural settings, is valued also for its medicinal properties. It is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of Laryngitis, general inflammation,...

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Blood Pressure Reducing Effect of Bitter Kola

active ingredients. The seeds are used in Nigerian traditional medicine, for therapy of broad spectrum of ailments such as in dysentery and diarrhoea diseases (Braid 1992). There are claims, that traditional medicine practitioners use Garcinia kola seeds for the treatment...

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131 www. ajbrui. net Full length Research Article Blood Pressure Reducing Effect of Bitter Kola

131 www. ajbrui. net Full length Research Article Blood Pressure Reducing Effect of Bitter Kola ( Garcinia kola , Heckel ) in Wistar Rats Naiho A.O. & * Ugwu A.C. Department of Physiology, Delta State University & University of Benin ABSTRACT: In this...

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Health Benefits Of Zobo Drink

Hibiscus has been proven to reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels. It is caffeine-free and has 100 per cent of recommended daily Vitamin C. Extracts of the flower is alkaline in nature and contains cleansing properties. It helps to keep the body’s pH balanced, (without white...

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