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Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by favinvest: 3:09pm On Jun 17
e nor dey work oo grin grin grin grin.

take your medication plus exercise and dieting ok
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by Lucifyre: 3:23pm On Jun 17
mctech:
Before modern drugs found their way to Africa, our fathers used herbs to prevent and cure diseases. Don't rubbish what has worked for millenia.

And are you even sure that some drugs are extracted from plants?
Apt. Which was why they had long average life spans of 25 - 40, had very low infant mortality, very low deaths from diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, small pox, cholera, polio and other infections so much so there was no need for vaccines and antibiotics. Right?! Holy confirmation bias.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by Agugbadin: 3:26pm On Jun 17
Misconception
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by kiddaz: 3:31pm On Jun 17
eepeepook:
My grandmother used bitterleaf-soaked water to control her blood sugar. She used spinach-soaked water to “clean out her kidneys.” She never faced sugar issues for a day out of her 101-year life.
What a lot of people don't know is most of these pharmaceutical companies are profit oriented. They don't treat but suppress and manage the sicknesses so you become reliant on them and a lot of times the side effects requires another follow up drug and treatment. God/ nature has given us everything we need to survive but my people perish for lack of knowledge
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by amnesty7: 3:32pm On Jun 17
A misleading thread most likely sponsored by the devilish Big Pharma.
AThey aren't happy with the natural wonders provided by God but are insisting on synthetic drugs to make money.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by amnesty7: 3:35pm On Jun 17
Sirseedorf:
Bitter leaf is good for sugar lowering, I squeeze and drink the water 3times in a month, and it makes me feel alright after taking it, smooth toilet and good weight.



Even the write-up is unstable whether bitter leaf works for low sugar or not. But i believe it work.
Don't mind the wicked capitalists who only care about making money.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by tubolancer(m): 3:42pm On Jun 17
To cure that bastard disease, just exercise as in exercise at least three times a week and use your medication. That disease is terrible a friend of mine is about to have his leg amputated and another one his mother leg was amputated and she died a month ago. I have visited someone at the hospital and the following week, her leg was amputated. This is a terrible disease, I take beer but I have never used my money to buy beer . Beer is terrible if you can stop it, please try. Please continue to check your blood sugar. One of my pastor fell down recently inside the church, people were shouting it was arrow, when he was tested, they discovered he had low blood sugar, that one is the opposite of high blood sugar, that is also a killer. Please let us take care of ourselves, reduce bread consumption as you age, rice too, soft drinks and eat more protein and protein and protein. I know it is not easy but we must survive. Please check yourself and use your medication.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by dododawa1: 3:44pm On Jun 17
Live Healthy with FISH pepper soup






It make life long on earth
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by Reloadedisraelp: 3:50pm On Jun 17
eepeepook:
My grandmother used bitterleaf-soaked water to control her blood sugar. She used spinach-soaked water to “clean out her kidneys.” She never faced sugar issues for a day out of her 101-year life.
is that spinach own dey really dey work?....I have alot of vegetables in my garden here .....how does she do it to clear kidney
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by femi4: 3:55pm On Jun 17
The best cure remains prevention
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by AREWA2266: 4:05pm On Jun 17
From my personal experience, I believe bitter leaf and scent leaf can help treat malaria. I once had malaria and drank the squeezed extract of bitter leaf and scent leaf. Afterward, I went for a malaria test, and the result came back negative. For over three years, this has been my preferred remedy whenever I have malaria symptoms.

For those with diabetes, you can monitor your blood sugar levels before and after taking it to see whether it has any effect. While everyone's experience may differ, I believe natural herbs deserve more attention and research. Sometimes it feels like there is resistance to exploring the potential benefits of these traditional remedies.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by eepeepook: 4:27pm On Jun 17
Body don sweet you, abi? Carry on.

oluwaseyi0:
Or you never have a grand mother for day out of you x-year life
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by drlaykay(m): 4:41pm On Jun 17
mctech:
Before modern drugs found their way to Africa, our fathers used herbs to prevent and cure diseases. Don't rubbish what has worked for millenia.

And are you even sure that some drugs are extracted from plants?
I'm not arguing whether our fathers used herbs or not. I'm not disproving the fact that they work for certain diseases especially acute.
However, I'm certain they didn't have the cure for most diseases and many of the drugs didn't go through clinical trials. Also, I'm certain that most of the cure discovered back then have been lost to civilization because of poor documentation.

Most importantly, I'm telling you from experience that many people especially hypertensive and diabetic patients have died in the process of trying herbal.
If you must recommend any herbal medication, make sure it's passed through clinical trials, first in animals, then close monitoring with man before prescribing. Don't encourage people to take drugs when they are the lab rats.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by eepeepook: 5:21pm On Jun 17
1. Pluck three to four leaves of desired vegetable.

2. Pour water into a small bowl.

3. Soak leaves inside water for one to two hours.

4. When done, squeeze the leaves into the water and discard them. You can chew them if you like.

5. Fill the mixture into a 75cl bottle. Each bottle lasts for three servings. That was her average dosage. Some days she could consume a whole bottle or half. Normally, she’d consume one-third of a bottle either daily or one-third of a day.

Reloadedisraelp:
is that spinach own dey really dey work?....I have alot of vegetables in my garden here .....how does she do it to clear kidney
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by olarent: 5:31pm On Jun 17
I love your comments brother,it I can testify to it that it's work perfectly,I did a general test last year and I was told to moderate my sugar that I was in pre diabetes stage,when I got home,I was eating bitter leaf and scents leaf just for a week continuously,bro the following week I got to work and nearly collapsed only to got to hospital and got tested that my sugar levels is low,omo I was placed on 2 bottle of Pepsi for a week till the sugar stabilise,so it's work.
AREWA2266:
From my personal experience, I believe bitter leaf and scent leaf can help treat malaria. I once had malaria and drank the squeezed extract of bitter leaf and scent leaf. Afterward, I went for a malaria test, and the result came back negative. For over three years, this has been my preferred remedy whenever I have malaria symptoms.

For those with diabetes, you can monitor your blood sugar levels before and after taking it to see whether it has any effect. While everyone's experience may differ, I believe natural herbs deserve more attention and research. Sometimes it feels like there is resistance to exploring the potential benefits of these traditional remedies.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by olarent: 5:38pm On Jun 17
brother,I understand your point of view,but it's work perfectly it's all depends on who told you and what you are told to use,the same thing too happen in hospital when a wrong drug and usage it's prescribed for used,I can tell you for free that it's work.For instance ugu leaf and milk for blood or this red leaf,Yoruba call it poroporo baba,Ghanaian always used it to cook wanke rice it's used for blood,what we need in Africa is research on our herbs,I used glasses before some years back,but one man told me to soak ginger and garlic in a bottle and sip it before going to bed at night,after few months I threw the glasses away since 2009,I still do the recipe till today.
drlaykay:
I'm not arguing whether our fathers used herbs or not. I'm not disproving the fact that they work for certain diseases especially acute.
However, I'm certain they didn't have the cure for most diseases and many of the drugs didn't go through clinical trials. Also, I'm certain that most of the cure discovered back then have been lost to civilization because of poor documentation.

Most importantly, I'm telling you from experience that many people especially hypertensive and diabetic patients have died in the process of trying herbal.
If you must recommend any herbal medication, make sure it's passed through clinical trials, first in animals, then close monitoring with man before prescribing. Don't encourage people to take drugs when they are the lab rats.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by jazzman7711: 5:38pm On Jun 17
free2ryhme:
na why una go dey swallow rubbish unnecessaily

that same una can never take yourself to native doctor for medicine go still defend rubbish

if asked you cant produce a single verifiable, empirical evidence and authentic proof that bitter leaf cures diabetes
WILL YOU SHUT UP THERE.

TYPICAL COLONISED YOUTH WHO THINKS THE WORLD STARTED WITH "WHITE PEOPLE".

BEFORE WHITE PEOPLE INVADED, WE HAD NO MEDICINE. WE WERE JUST "DRINKING RUBBISH".

HOPELESS.

YOU NIGERIAN YOUTHS NEED SERIOUS REORIENTATION, BECAUSE YOU ARE TOTALLY LOST.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by samwriter: 5:48pm On Jun 17
tubolancer:
To cure that bastard disease, just exercise as in exercise at least three times a week and use your medication. That disease is terrible a friend of mine is about to have his leg amputated and another one his mother leg was amputated and she died a month ago. I have visited someone at the hospital and the following week, her leg was amputated. This is a terrible disease, I take beer but I have never used my money to buy beer . Beer is terrible if you can stop it, please try. Please continue to check your blood sugar. One of my pastor fell down recently inside the church, people were shouting it was arrow, when he was tested, they discovered he had low blood sugar, that one is the opposite of high blood sugar, that is also a killer. Please let us take care of ourselves, reduce bread consumption as you age, rice too, soft drinks and eat more protein and protein and protein. I know it is not easy but we must survive. Please check yourself and use your medication.
do you mean my friend would die or has his leg amputated he has diabetes he has turn skeleton somebody that is fat before i went to their house yesterday i saw that is leg and face has started swollen his family are poor not even poor poorer that they can not even afford two meal a day easily God please spare the life of my friend till help would come what you just wrote here now scare me
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by Jamesbiodun(m): 6:09pm On Jun 17
Ordinary bitter leaf can't cure diabetes...
Red jathropa leaf and scent leaf is the cure...
Cabbage is the everlasting cure for ulcer but no one will tell you this...
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by Reloadedisraelp: 6:18pm On Jun 17
eepeepook:
1. Pluck three to four leaves of desired vegetable.

2. Pour water into a small bowl.

3. Soak leaves inside water for one to two hours.

4. When done, squeeze the leaves into the water and discard them. You can chew them if you like.

5. Fill the mixture into a 75cl bottle. Each bottle lasts for three servings. That was her average dosage. Some days she could consume a whole bottle or half. Normally, she’d consume one-third of a bottle either daily or one-third of a day.
awesome ...thanks.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by Difrent: 7:06pm On Jun 17
Sirseedorf:
Bitter leaf is good for sugar lowering, I squeeze and drink the water 3times in a month, and it makes me feel alright after taking it, smooth toilet and good weight.


Even the write-up is unstable whether bitter leaf works for low sugar or not. But i believe it work.
The main danger of bitter leaf use is that it can lower blood sugar and pressure to the extreme and low blood pressure I hear is even more dangerous than high
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by TheStoriesOfMan: 7:26pm On Jun 17
If you want your blood sugar to down fast, eat garlic twice a day.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by alezzy13: 8:49pm On Jun 17
If you understand the pathophysiology of diabetes (tye 2) you'll see there is really little or no impact of bitter leaf.

Most people think excess sugar is the cause of diabetes and so expect the 'bitterness' of the leaves can counteract it.

Not necessarily so.

The main cause of diabetes is Inability of the body to utilise the sugar either due to insufficient insulin production, or cells become resistant to effects of insulin. In either case, the blood sugar level spikes

So that sense, loading your body bitter leaf has little or no effect in addressing the route cause - ability of the body cells to use up sugar.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by dfrost: 6:39am On Jun 18
eepeepook:
My grandmother used bitterleaf-soaked water to control her blood sugar. She used spinach-soaked water to “clean out her kidneys.” She never faced sugar issues for a day out of her 101-year life.
Your grandmother also exercised a lot without knowing it or documenting the logs. She moved around well. Yes, diabetes was there back in the days but not pronouced like today.

Simple point: people should learn to move around move often.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by Gigantiorji: 8:42am On Jun 18
[quote author=Lekby25 post=139747221]Continue nah, whether beer is life or not you will get to know later, but it may be too late

If u drink beer u will die,if u don't drink beer you will die. .

Me I prefer to drink beer and die,because beer is life
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by sonmvayina(m): 9:23am On Jun 18
Jamesbiodun:
Ordinary bitter leaf can't cure diabetes...
Red jathropa leaf and scent leaf is the cure...
Cabbage is the everlasting cure for ulcer but no one will tell you this...
if you cant get the Red Jatroppa leaves and scent leaves, the other very efficient solution for diabetes is Mango leaves.
Get it, dry it and blend it to powder form.
mix it with warm water in the evening and leave it over night..the next morning drink it on empty stomach before break fast.

it will resurrect your pancreas........after two weeks. they will do the job they were meant to do.......no more diabetics
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by adejide2: 12:25pm On Jun 18
When it comes to the treatment or management of diabetes, it is beyond use of medications and natural herbs.
Diabetes is a metabolic problem.
It is a function of what you eat, drink, stress undergoing, ability to sleep well, engaging in drinking alcohol and smoking.
Your medications may not control your or you may forever depend on diabetes if you
1 don't understand it including it how it's being caused, symptoms and possible ways to prevent it
2 if can't self examine yourself to know where the problem started and how it started
3 continue to dose yourself with medications without checking your lifestyle
4 using medications erratically, that is not following prescription
5 think that only medication can safe you.
6 think that is no way to reverse it.
Diabetes is a Chronic condition, it needs systematic ways to handle it.
Bitter leaf is good but can't do much especially when you want to use it alone.

If you have challenges on managing your diabetes you can DM me.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by Cubeman: 1:14pm On Jun 18
You people are not serious. In the first place, the unnecessarily sweetened food which cause diabetes were introduced into our diets by the Europeans. Patients take European medicine and treatment for diabetes and still die of it. Now, you are de-marketing natural medicine whose efficacy has been proven time and time again. While bitter leaf may not be absolute remedy for diabetes, its use can lower blood sugar to the extent that a doctor will have to prescribe eating sugary food in order to boost your sugar level. Bitter leaf is not the remedy for diabetes, but its use prevent diabetes if you have not had it.
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by samwriter: 1:54pm On Jun 18
sonmvayina:
if you cant get the Red Jatroppa leaves and scent leaves, the other very efficient solution for diabetes is Mango leaves.
Get it, dry it and blend it to powder form.
mix it with warm water in the evening and leave it over night..the next morning drink it on empty stomach before break fast.

it will resurrect your pancreas........after two weeks. they will do the job they were meant to do.......no more diabetics
boss can you share more light i know someone battle this sickness at the moment and there is mango tree where i work
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by free2ryhme: 2:16pm On Jun 18
jazzman7711:
WILL YOU SHUT UP THERE.

TYPICAL COLONISED YOUTH WHO THINKS THE WORLD STARTED WITH "WHITE PEOPLE".

BEFORE WHITE PEOPLE INVADED, WE HAD NO MEDICINE. WE WERE JUST "DRINKING RUBBISH".

HOPELESS.

YOU NIGERIAN YOUTHS NEED SERIOUS REORIENTATION, BECAUSE YOU ARE TOTALLY LOST.
WILL YOU SHUT UP THERE, too

why is your brain going to school to study white man's medicine, why is your own medicine never studied nor documented, ozuo
Re: Bitter Leaf And Diabetes: Powerful Traditional Remedy Or Misconception? by adejide2: 3:45pm On Jun 18
Cubeman:
You people are not serious. In the first place, the unnecessarily sweetened food which cause diabetes were introduced into our diets by the Europeans. Patients take European medicine and treatment for diabetes and still die of it. Now, you are de-marketing natural medicine whose efficacy has been proven time and time again. While bitter leaf may not be absolute remedy for diabetes, its use can lower blood sugar to the extent that a doctor will have to prescribe eating sugary food in order to boost your sugar level. Bitter leaf is not the remedy for diabetes, but its use prevent diabetes if you have not had it.
Do you understand diabetes at all. I doubt it. I am a pharmacist with master in pharmaceutical chemistry and research work on bryopyllum pinnatum called miracle leaf. When it comes to management of diabetes I emphasize again it beyond taken white or yoruba medication. And if you rely solely on bitter leaf, and get cure it's because you have not developed real diabetes
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