Over time I don't know the important of bitter kola until a day I decide to research on the benefit and was surprise to see the benefits.
Bitter kola also know as Garcinia Kola, is a plant that is found in Central and Western Africa that has long been valued for its medicinal properties. Meanwhile African traditional medicine users uses all parts of the Bitter Kola plant, the seeds are mostly commonly eaten.
The seeds from bitter kola have a bitter flavour that eases into a slightly sweetness when chewing it and they are eaten raw. I remembered when I was backing blocks on a site my dad said I should put one in my mouth and the rest in my pocket that it chase away snakes.
The health benefit of kola are:
a) Over the years bitter kola has to fight against infection as a result from common cold to hepatitis. The intake of bitter kola has fight against cough, bacterial infections and viral infection and makes one to get better quickly.
b) Bitter kola when chewed helps to fight against arthritis. The contribution of potassium of it's high level helps in reducing inflammation and studies shows that any patients with osteoarthritis is advice to take bitter kola as often as the person can.
c) Studies shows that any patients with type2 diabetes is advised to take bitter kola because it contains a chemical called Kolaviron which fight against hypoglycemia
d) Over time research shows that with bitter kola in mouth and in your pocket snake will not come near and the research shows that bitter kola chases away snake because of its nature. Also it helps to fight against nausea,vomiting and making the uterus healthier thereby supplying strength to the mother and efficient circulation of blood.
e) With the intake of bitter kola it's boosts fertility in women and it's boost the immune system by protecting the body from harmful toxins and effective response in the immune system.
f) Bitter kola helps to reduce weight loss, much intake of bitter kola serves as a thirst stimulant and a natural hunger suppressant and as such require much intake of water which helps to reduce weight loss and the excretions of fats.
g) Bitter kola helps to fight against bacterial infection from the good we eat and as such it relives food poisoning. The bark and seed of bitter kola helps in the detoxification of the human system.
Studies in the year 2013 shows that bitter kola contains the following:
Carbohydrate, fat,protein and it's has high level of vitamin C,calcium, iron, caffeine.
Bitter kola can be eaten on it's own like other nuts and in African markets some drinks are made of bitter kola and they are medicinal to the body.
