Seen many articles on different plants on how beneficial they are to our body,but one plant is usually left out that grows at our backyard.it is one of the most underutilized medicinal plant.

SCIENTIFIC NAME : Jatropha tajorensis
FAMILY : Euphorbiaceae
COMMON NAMES :Catholic vegetable, Iyana-Ipaja (Yoruba), Ugu-Oyibo (Igbo), “hospital too far” (Pidgin English)
PART(S ) USED : Leaves



This vegetable is planted and consumed by indegenes of Southern Nigeria. The volume of consumption of this plant is, by my own estimation (I stand to be corrected), more in the west and mid western states of Nigeria.

The importance of this vegetable to human nutrition and wellness is still not fully harnessed and given its due place. It is still one of nature’s underutilized herbs in this part of the world.

However, the simple fact that many know it as “hospital too far” alone is quite gratifying and is at the same time also an indication of its healing potentials which are known to selected few in our community.

Jatropha tajorensis addresses several disorders and pathological conditions in the body. Enumerating them one after the other would create the impression that this vegetable is almost a cure-all.

Nevertheless , I won’t shy away from mentioning just 6 health benefits of consuming “hospital too far” just to buttress its medicinal values.

1. As a SUPER ANTIOXIDANT herb, Jatropha tajorensis is good at preventing the onset of degenerative diseases; it is excellent in knocking off free radicals and stemming the harm on vital organs resulting from oxidative stress.

2. It is beneficial in the treatment of DIABETES MELLITUS and this is due to its confirmed HYPOGLYCEMIC action.

3. This vegetable is useful in the treatment of MALARIA.

4. Many patients have benefited in using this plant to manage their HYPERTENSION health challenges.

5. Jatropha tajorensis is an excellent BLOOD BUILDING herb and as such can be recommended to treat ANEMIA in young and old.

6. It supports SPERMATOGENESIS (formation of sperm cells in the testes) .

Big things and big results always lie in “small” things. When we start paying attention to these “small” things in our immediate environment we start achieving BIG RESULTS .

Good health and disease treatment and management is still within the scope, grasp and understanding of an average lay person and has not yet gone nuclear and digital. It’s all about what you believe, eat, live and think

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culled from:http://www.healthbubbles.com/gb

Try for a week and see desired results

Nice.
just yesterday was wondering d botanical name for ds plant and boom today I gerrit.

you forgot to mention that ds vegetables is equally tasty. these days I use it in place of ugwu. my tummy seems to tolerate it more. and its quite yummy on noodles.

I can testify to it blood building capacity.

indeed big results lie in small things

okeyben10:
Nice.
just yesterday was wondering d botanical name for ds plant and boom today I gerrit.

you forgot to mention that ds vegetables is equally tasty. these days I use it in place of ugwu. my tummy seems to tolerate it more. and its quite yummy on noodles.

I can testify to it blood building capacity.

indeed big results lie in small things

only few especially those that either stayed in the village or close to nature can attest to the benefits of this wonderful plant

gbo gbo nise

How do you use it?

chiscolin101:
How do you use it?

Boil for 2-4 minute and drink the water as tea or make a food delicacy with it. It's a vegetable too.

Where can I get it

dataking:
Where can I get it

it's not readily in the market, but grown in the backyard because it gets bad a few days it's plucked.

Thanks for sharing. It was helpful

Pls I want to know. What happens if one grates the leaves and strains out the liquid to drink without boiling.

Please where can we get it in Lagos ?

Niftykid:
Pls I want to know. What happens if one grates the leaves and strains out the liquid to drink without boiling.

that's the best way to get ultimate result from it.....the strained liquid + milk = BLOOD TONIC 100%...tested and trusted ( from experience)

tunnarsy:
Please where can we get it in Lagos ?

Anywhere around and you don’t have to buy it since it isn’t sold in the market

Asthmatic patients ,please avoid it.. You can use other vegetables o.. E get why..

BigYash:
Asthmatic patients ,please avoid it.. You can use other vegetables o.. E get why..

Why, please?

BellaLuce:


Why, please?

Its not good when taken raw.
To get the full benefit boil in water before eating it. I will recommend you also consider soursop leaf and efo iyanapaja tea.
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