My Natural/Traditional Medicine by@vickydear

Good morning to all you health lovers in the steemhealthcare community, hopefully all of you are doing well and most importantly taking care of your Healthy life, this contest catch my interest very well that why I participate in it. But first, I am grateful to the admin and moderators of this community because they are working very hard to make sure that we the members are active, thank you @imamalkimas, @mudajuli, @ahyar92, @lidiasteem, @goodybest.

My traditional medicine

The traditional medicine that I like and it is very good for both young and old is made from bitter kola.

My lovely niece is drinking bitter Kola medicine for cough and cold

Bitter kola is a traditional plant in most part of the African country and it has long been valued for its medicinal properties. It is true that traditional African medicine uses all part of bitter kola plant from the root to the stem and from the leaf to the seeds but the seeds are mostly commonly eaten.

Me drinking bitter Kola natural medicine

As a Microbiologist scientist I studied that both the bitter kola leaf and seeds have anti-bacterial properties. And when we carry out the experiment bitter kola was very very effective when tested against microorganisms such as staphylococcus aureus, escherichia coli, and salmonella typhi etc, bitter kola was able to inhibit all these microorganisms because of the presence of bioactive component in the extract.

How to prepare bitter kola drink

Bitter kola can be eaten just on its own that is to say it can be eaten uncooked just like many others nuts, or can be grated and boiled then strain the water and mixed it with honey and drink. But have it in mind that however as the name implied bitter for a reason the acquired taste is bitter. You may find the bitter Kola seeds in the local market ,if you don't like the taste you can introduce the bitter to your diet, the drink may be a good option.

When using it for cough and common cold

• peel the bitter kola seeds and grate it using grater.

• pour it into a glass of hot water and added a spoonful of honey.

• then Drink.

Health Benefits Of Bitter Kola

Traditionally and medically bitter kola plant is so wonderful in Africa, especially in my locality,one funny thing is that people chew it often as it is said that bitter kola prevents covid 19.
The traditional bitter kola had a high level of calcium.potassium, vitamins C, iron and caffeine.

Bitter Kola seeds

• bitter kola is used to treat malaria,common cold and it is a fever remedy. It is also good for chest cold and prevents cold.

• Diabetes: the bitter kola seeds is very good and have the ability to lower the blood glucose and this makes it a potential treatment for diabetes miletus.

• the traditional bitter kola seeds help and improve our immune system and also reduced the stress in our body.

• eating bitter kola seeds improved the functions of the lungs, and it is used to fight infection from common cold to hepatitis, eating it when infection start can help to fight the infection and make one feel better very quickly.

• bitter kola seeds commonly used in my locality to fight against the inflammatory condition like arthritis, because of the high level of potassium in bitter kola it helps to reduced inflammation.

Bitter Kola seed help my mom for arthritis

Other uses of bitter kola

• bitter kola is used as anti poison. The seeds and the bark of the bitter kola plant when eating together detoxicate the body during food poisoning.

• traditional bitter kola seeds is a snake repellant.

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