Health Benefits of Bitter leaf (Vernonia Amygdalina)

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Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) is a vegetable used for preparing the popular Bitter leaf soup. It is also known as Onugbu, Shiwaka & Ewuro by the Igbos, Hausas&Yorubas in Nigeria.

 

Although this plant has been around for hundreds of years, only a few people know of its medicinal and healing properties.

 

Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) as the name implies, is actually a bitter plant whose leaves, extracts, stems and barks are used for culinary,medicinal and curative purposes.

Vitamins in Bitter leaf includes;Vitamin A, Vitamin C ,Vitamin E, Vit.B1 and Vit.B2.

 

Some of the health benefits of Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina);

 

* It speeds up metabolism and therefore is great for weight loss.

 

* Bitter leaf juice relieves fever and feverish conditions. Take the squeezed juice, *** times daily until the symptoms disappears.

 

* It also helps to reduce high sugar level in the blood, and great for diabetic patients.

 

* Squeeze the fresh leaves on your palm and apply the juice on skin rashes,eczema, ring worms and any superficial skin ailments, you'll notice a change in few days. Don't apply to open wounds.

 

* Bitter leaf is said to soothe and also cure pile .

 

* Taking a cup of bitter leaf juice a day, is a great way to detoxify the body of harmful toxins.

 

* Bitter leaf juice nourishes the skin.

 

* Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) also cures mild stomach ailments

 

* Bitter leaf juice is said to increase breast milk production in nursing mothers.

 

 

* The washed roots and stalks of bitterleaf are boiled and the infusion is taking as a worm expeller. A cup of bitter leaf infusion taking first thing in the morning before meals

 

 

* Bitter leaf juice is used by local women in Guinea-Bissau to contract the uterus after childbirth and therefore should not be taking during pregnancy or if you're trying to conceive,because high intake might cause miscarriage.

 

* A cup of bitter leaf juice a day, energizes you...o yes it does.

 

 

 

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[Hawken]

That cup is too big please

[Abystacy]

I hated that my grandmother use to force me to take this whenever we visited.

[dequeen]

Lol. Mine was Ugwu mixed with Guinness stout and maltina . another was raw egg (disgusting) with liquid peak milk and maltina. Lekpa still dey worry me gan! hahaha....