Nairaland Forum

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 bitter herbs are good for the body. Bitter herbs helps to tone the vital organs of the body, especially the largest organ of the body. Bitter leaves should always be taken fresh. Nigerians eat a lot of bitterleaf, but they often squeeze out the bitterness from the leaves before eating it. What is left then, is mere chaff, with little or no medicinal value. The following are some of the uses of bitter leaf.
1. STOMACH ACHE
Chew the tender stem of the plant like chewing stick and swallow the bitterness. This is a well known remedy for stomachaches. In some cases, the ache stops within a few minutes. An alternative is to pound the fresh leaves in a mortar and press out the juice. Add a pinch of salt to three tablespoons of the undiluted juice and drink. This brings immediate relief.
2. SKIN INFECTION
For skin infections such as ringworm, itching, rashes and eczema, the pure, undiluted extract of bitter leaf is excellent. Simply apply it to the affected part daily.
3. DIABETES
4. LOSS OF MEMORY
5. PROSTATE CANCER
6. GENERAL WEAKNESS
7. STROKE
8. PNEUMONIA
9. INSOMIA
10. ARTHRITIS
To mention a few. If you want directions as to how to use bitter leaf for treatment of the diseases mentioned above, please don’t hesitate to send me a mail to this address:- goodhealthforall@yahoo.com.thanks

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bitterleaf kwa?now am dying for a bowl of "ofe onugbo" 

I shall carry on usin bitter leaf in my egusi soup.

sista-jay:

I shall carry on usin bitter leaf in my egusi soup.

u can say that again Egusi cudnt have been more better

Bitter leaf can also be used for diabetes. Diabetics should listen carefully to this good news. No need to despair or lose hope. God has not abandoned them. God has given bitter leaves as a sign of love and care of God.

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Bitter leaf can also be used for diabetes. Diabetics should listen carefully to this good news. No need to despair or lose hope. God has not abandoned them. God has given bitter leaves as a sign of love and care of God.

;DGOD ve bn gud 2 us, all dat He made is gud. Even OnuGbo...

Thanks for this... I have similar post on one of my blog that i sold

Am thanking u pple for bringing dis topic on bitter leaf. I think am a living testimony i had severe pms (premenstral syndrome) after taking the drug the doc pres.I cannot still feel better den I took my blackberry I started to check similar topics den I came across our own bitter leaf .pple kal it bitter leaf but I will kal it saving bitters.I started taking bitter leaf juice since jan. 2013 .since den it has been bye bye to some many ailment in my life including weight.so pls am advice pple to start a new with dis saving bitters.

As for its use in allevating stomach ache i can relate with that, i have been using bitterleaf since the age of 15 to tackle menstrual pains.