Bitter Leaf - Treats Malaria & High Blood Sugar and high cholesterol

Recent studies indicate that extract of bitter leaf helps to regulate blood sugar and choleresterol levels, thus ensuring healthy blood and heart. According to a recent study titled “Effects of Vernonia amygdalina and Chlorpropamide on blood glucose”, administration of the aqueous extract of bitter leaf at a concentration of 500 mg/kg of body weight significantly decreased the level of blood glucose. Its efficacy to lower blood glucose level was comparable with that of chlorpropamide, a standard drug used in the management of diabetes. The study was published in the Medical Journal of Islamic World Academy of Sciences and written by Dr. Abraham A. Osinubi from the Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria.


Results from a recent study titled ”Lipid-lowering effects of methanolic extract of Vernonia amygdalina leaves in rats fed on high cholesterol diet”, suggested the cholesterol-lowering effects of bitter leaf, describing it as a new potential natural product for the treatment of hyperlipidemia(high blood cholesterol level). The study was carried out by Oluwatosin A Adaramoye; Olajumoke Akintayo; Jonah Achem and Michael A Fafunso, all of the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. It was published in the 2008 on line edition of the journal, Vascular Health and Risk Management.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/27062008/thr/hlt2.html

Use and method of preparation:
Dry the leaves and pound into powder. Add two tablespoonsful of the powder to 1/4 litre (250mls) of boiled water and take two times daily for 7 days.

http://www.thetaug.org/vernonia_amygdalina.html

natural medicine practitioners have a simple solution to nose bleeding. Basil leaves commonly referred to as Efinrin can offer effective and long lasting solution.
To use basil (Efinrin) leaves, pluck some and clean them in clean water before squeezing the juice out of the leaves.
The juice can be applied to the bleeding nose with the head bent backward.
Also, the leaves from which the juice has been squeezed out can be pressed together to form a small lump and used tthe affected nose.
This simple first aid natural therapy for stopping bleeding nose has been tried/used by many people and they testified to its efficacy.

* Corchorus olitorius (Jute leaves, Yoruba= ooyo)
* Musa sapientum (Banana flowers and roots, Yoruba ogede were)
* Ocimum sanctum (Sacred Basil plant, Yoruba=efinrin pupa))
* Scoparia dulcis (Sweet Broom plant, Yoruba= karufimala))
* Securinega virosa (Fluggea seeds, Yoruba=iranje, ireje)

http://www.tcdsnigeria.org/The%20role%20of%20CAM%20in%20diabetes%20care.ppt.

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