Creative Writing: Bitter Leaf juice,My Native Health Tips For Stomach .

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Hello, happy Sunday to you all my health team,it gladden my heart to share with you all my little knowledge about bitter Leaf,an idea gotten from my grandparents as a first aids for stomach pains before going for hospital, in case the hospital is far from home.
It was a healthy thought for good health

What I know about bitter Leaf from my grandma is that, it's medically advantage to humans in terms of stomach pains,in case health center or hospital is far from home,it can be taken as first aids before going to hospital for proper medical attention.
My little description about bitter Leaf,Iin my country Nigeria where bitter Leaf is commonly found , this Leaf has different names from different tribes, like in my tribe the Ibibio speaking language of Akwa Ibom State Nigeria,it is known as' Etidot ', so some tribes that i know very well like in Yoruba speaking language, it is call Ewuro, another tribe like Igbo speaking language is. Known as“Onugbu”, these names makes use easily identify the leaves in our different languages.

This leaf scientifically known as Vernonia amygdalina, it is a small native tree in the tropical Africa, people here are using it as leafy vegetable primarily and for its medicinal properties that it has.,the bitter characteristic makes it to be called bitter leaf.

The root, leaves and even the stems are all used for various purposes, in terms of traditional medicine.

Most of the West African cuisines, particularly in my country Nigeria, bitter leaf is a popular ingredient in soups and in stews. It is often washed thoroughly to reduce the high level of bitterness before being cooked as soup for consumption,.a lot of restaurants do cooked it and sale , which has been so financial advantages to the village people that plant it.

My grandma do use this bitter Leaf to treat us stomach pains,it is a wonderful thing because I didn't believe it can Work,so anytime we have stomach pains,she will cut few leaves and squeeze it to get the juice, put it in a glass cup, give us to drank, but the challenge is that bitterness, and immediately we drank it as it is forcefully giving to us,the stomach pains will reduce and we will be taken to the nearest clinic for proper medical attention.

So one a short description,the Medical Advantage of bitter leaf has a long history of usage in traditional medicine, looking at It ,one can confirm or believed that it have various medicinal properties which includes antioxidant, antibacterial, antimalarial, and antiparasitic effects.

Bitter Leaf juice or the root can be used to treat various ailments such as:

• fever
• Cough
• Gastrointestinal issues
My local method of removing the juice
I take cut the leaves, squeeze them in.a plastic container, after that I put small water to sock it for some minutes and after that I filters it and put it into a glass cup and drink it.
I normally take it early in the morning with empty stomach,it really works.

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It has other usage like using ittraditionally for pest control due to its bitter taste, and its stems and roots have been used as "chewsticks" for dental hygiene.

All images are original from my phone Redmi A3