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 include: Vitamin A, Vitamin C ,Vitamin E, Vit.B1 and Vit.B2.
Bitter leaf is very familiar to some
people but others may not have any idea about this wonder leaf. Bitter-leaf can
grow anywhere unlike other leaves that only grow in certain places and
temperature. These leaves flourishes anywhere they grow. They add beauty to all
places where they are present. The most distinctive characteristic of this
plant is its bitterness. Every part of this plant is bitter starting from the
leaves to its roots. The bitterness of this plant is actually good for the
body. It has a lot of health benefits to people. The plant can remind people
that life is not always sweet; it takes to taste bitterness before you can
achieve sweetness. This plant is very useful in toning the vital organs of the
body especially the liver and the kidney.
The liver is one of the most important organs of
the body. It has a lot of vital functions that is needed for normal functioning
of the whole system of the body. Without the liver all major process in the
body will be paralyze. The liver is known as the largest organ inside the body.
It has an approximate weight of 1-3 kg in an average adult individual. There
are a lot of major functions that the liver should do every day and this
includes the production of bile acid that helps in fat metabolism.
Without the liver fats will not be digested
inside the body to be use as energy. Bitter-leaf can be very helpful in
maintaining the livers optimum health to release bile acid every time people
eat fatty foods. Another major function of the liver is the production of
glycogen. Glycogen is stored energy that is release in times of low level of
glucose especially for people who do fasting.
The liver should be well taken care of by using
bitter-leaf. Once the liver is been damage it can’t be restored into its normal
function. People with liver problems can boil a bitter-leaf and drink a glass
of it every day.
Another very vital organ inside the body is the
kidney. Kidney helps in the excretion of waste products inside the body. If the
normal function of the kidney breakdown there will great huge problem inside
the body. Bitter-leaf a natural herb that is useful in taking care of the
kidney and the liver.
Diabetic patient can also use bitter-leaf as one
of their medication to prevent high sugar level in the blood. It will not only
lower the sugar level in the blood but also repair impaired pancreas. As you
all know pancreas is the organ responsible for the production of insulin for
glucose to reach each cell to use by the body as energy. Impaired pancreas does
not release the right amount of insulin to maintain the right sugar level in
the blood. Bitter-leaf is a real wonder of nature. You can take the benefit of
this amazing plant by squeezing its leaves in ten litters of water.
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