Monday, July 31, 2017

BITTER KOLA

It is pertinent to know what bitter kola is all about before taking a glance on its health and other benefits and functionalities.

Bitter Kola also known as Garcinia kola is a tropical flowering plant found in western and central Africa and it produces brown, nut-like seeds. It has been used in African culture for centuries for both traditional and medicinal purposes. Scientists have discovered that bitter kola contains dimeric flavonoid, lipase inhibitor which is believed to have many healing benefits. 
                   


The benefits of bitter kola could not be overemphasized hence, eating it is encouraged, however, some of its benefits are highlighted below;

1. Health benefit for HIV; Bitter kola is a potent antibiotic which could be efficacious in the treatment of HIV and AIDS. A researcher with the Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA), Mrs. Chinyere Nwokeke said that bitter kola could be used in treating opportunistic infections associated with HIV. She said: “Bitter kola is highly recommended in the treatment of HIV and AIDS because of its antibacterial, detoxification, and cleansing properties”. She also said that the chemical, Saponin, in bitter kola is responsible for its cleansing effect. Saponin is mainly used as tonic for the liver, it enhances the functions of the liver and gall bladder.

2. Diminishes eye weight (Glaucoma); An expansion in eye weight can prompt glaucoma, as per a report from The New York Times Health Guide. Specialists at Lagos University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria tried the adequacy of eye drops that contained 0.5 percent concentrate of Garcinia kola. The aftereffects of their examination, distributed in the January 2010 issue of Middle East African Journal of Opthamology, demonstrated that the opthamolic arrangement that contained the Garcinia fundamentally lessened eye weight when utilized twice per day.


3. Bitter kola health benefit for malaria; Considerable experimental studies found that chemical constituents in bitter kola have anti-malaria properties. That aside, traditional healers have for many years prescribed bitter kola for the treatment of malaria infections. Researchers who reported that bitter kola had anti-malaria effect in the 2010 issue of Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, from a survey of plants used by traditional healers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, attributed this to its quinones content. Further more, kolaviron, the powerful chemical compound found in bitter kola, was reportedly tested on a malaria parasite and found to inhibit malarial activity.

4. It helps in weight reduction; Bitter Kola has been known to be a characteristic craving suppressant and furthermore builds the inclination to drink more water.


5. It enhances male fertility; Garcinia kola, likewise called sharp kola is in some cases accepted to cure weakness. Visit taking of intense kola helps a man's execution in bed with a lady.  

6. Solution for Osteoarthritis; This is the most widely recognized type of joint inflammation, portrayed by agony, irritation and restricted development in the joints, as per the National Institutes of Health. Reasons for osteoarthritis can incorporate joint damage, stoutness and maturing. Since numerous joint inflammation sufferers lean toward regular home grown drugs to other torment relievers and pharmaceuticals, analysts at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria tried the impacts of Garcinia kola against joint pain indications. The aftereffects of the examination, composed by Olayinka O. Adegbehingbe and distributed in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Research, infer that Garcinia kola altogether diminished aggravation and torment and expanded joint development in subjects that had osteoarthritis side effects. Another significance of intense kola is that its repulses snakes. It can be utilized to pursue winds away. For wind counteractive action, spread it around the building. It would be reviewed that Nigeria's incredibly famous Professor, Maurice Iwu amid the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) said astringent kola could be utilized to avert EVD.


7. Bitter kola enhances lungs functionality; Bitter kola (Garcinia kola) has been utilized for quite a long time to treat chest colds in customary drug, however investigate has investigated and discovered why it is powerful. An examination in the 2009 issue of The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine, performed on mice, reports that Garcinia kola enhanced respiratory capacity following 28 days of utilization of a Garcinia extricate. Composed by Simon Adekunle of the Ekiti State University in Nigeria, the examination demonstrates that Garcinia kola works by enlarging the alveolar pipes and sacs in the lungs by enhancing the quality of the filaments in the lung tissue. Biting kola's helpful lung properties are credited to its high cancer prevention agent content.