@NGOENYI CONTEST FOR AFRICAN WOMEN: 5 NATURAL HEALTH REMEDIES KNOWN TO YOU WHICH WOMEN CAN USE FOR THEIR HEALTH AND THAT OF THEIR HOME|| 20% PAYOUT TO @STEEMWOMENSCLUB BY @BUKKY368
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SUGGEST AT LEAST 5 NATURAL REMEDIES KNOWN TO YOU
1)Scent leaf
2)Bitter leaf
3)Water leaf
4)Curry leaf
5)Utazi
TELL US HOW USE THEM AND THE MIXTURE
SCENTLEAF: lt is a natural spice|vegetableused in most part of Africa. It can be used to prepare different delicacies, like jollof Rice, jollof beans, Banga soup, yam porridge, etc. It can be used dried or wet, by washing and slicing it to your desired sizes and putting it in food when it is done. It gives pleasurable aroma to your food.
BITTERLEAF: This is another local leaf, used by most Africans. It is a vegetable that is bitter in taste, just as the name implies. It can be used in food preparation, like porridge yam, cocoyam soup, Okra soup, etc. To use it in preparing especially cocoyam soup and okra soup, it has to be washed very well. In the process of mashing it, it generates foams, which can be subsidized by adding little quantity of oil. Then when it's bitterness has reduced to your taste, you add it to your soup.
For yam, personally I don't mash it much because yam has this that enables it absorb the bitter taste in that after preparation, the bitter taste is not noticed anymore.
WATERLEAF:This is a vegetable, used in some part of Africa. Just as the name implies, it has high percentage of water in it. It contains a lot of food nutrients like vitamin, iron, protein, etc.
Water leaf can be used in preparing various delicacies; like porridge yam, ofe akwukwo, waterleaf tea, etc. It's mixture can be used as desired, as it should be moderately consumed. >https://thenationonlineng.net/benefits-of-waterleaf/amp/
CURRY LEAF: It is a natural herb, which can be used not only in preparation of different delicious meals but also in the treatment of some ailments. Some foods that it can be used to be prepared are; jollof Rice, beans, Stew, yam, etc. The mixture can be in powdered or in leaf form.
UTAZI: This is another natural remedy, which comes in leaf or powdered form.
TELL US THEIR USES
SCENT LEAF
- it can be used as first aid measure when they include; When they incure minor wound at home, by squeezing the leaf and applying it on the area wound, which aids in blood clotting.
2)As an antidote to stopping runny stomach, by taking some leaves of the leaf and squeezing the water out and adding some little quantity of honey, then drinking it. Alternatively, you can wash the leaves and chew, and then lick the honey.
BITTER LEAF
1)It can be used to cure cattarh, by squeezing out the water, after the leaf must have been washed with salt.
2)It can also serve as first aid, in that when one has a minor wound, it can be applied on it to aid blood clotting.
3)It cures indigestion
WATER LEAF:The benefits of waterleaf are enormous, and cannot be exhausted here.
The few of them are;
1)lt can be used in various ways to boost ones health. Because of it's calcium and ironic contents, it is very essential for strong bones.
2)Also it's vitamin contents enables the vision (eye) to function properly.
3)It also helps in blood production, which in turn helps to circulate blood around the body.
CURRY LEAF: It is used in making stew, jollof rice, beans,etc. It can also be used in the treatment of infection, stress relief, hair treatment, healing wound, controlling diarrhea, etc.
UZIZA: It can be used in diversity of ways. Some are; it can be used by lactating mothers, to bring out those clotted blood in there body, by preparing hot yam pepper soup for them with it. It can also be used to prepare oha soup and egusi, as it adds some pleasant flavour to the soup. It can be used to prepare African Salad (Abacha) as it also makes the food tasty. It's leaves can be extracted and be drank as slimming tea. It promotes digestion
ANY SIDE EFFECTS?
Generally on these natural remedies, it has no side effects as far as you use it moderately
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO USE THEM AND WHO IS NOT?
All individuals of all ages are eligible to use it, unless there is any negative effect, noticed which will make someone not to use it.
WHAT POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES HAVE YOU HAD USING THEM?
SCENT LEAF: The positive experience I had with scent leaf is as regards runny stomach, I added honey to it and it quenched it almost immediately. I have no negative experience with it.
BITTER LEAF: The positive experience I had with bitter leaf is in terms of reducing the rate blood from minor wounds and also in curing cattarh. There is no negative experience that I have had with it.
WATER LEAF: My positive experience is that it helps in increasing blood circulation. I have not had any negative experience with it.
CURRY LEAF: Helps in improving both the taste and aroma of my food. There is no experience of side effect with it.
UZIZA LEAF: it serves as a good aroma in my food. The negative experience I have had with it is that it overshadowed the other Ingredients l added to my food when I put it excessively.
CONCLUSION
All thanks to my wonderful community for this opportunity to engage in this contest. I also appreciate those who gave their Time to read my writeup. Hope it serves as a means of enlightenment.
Food I prepared with the mixture of Utazi,scent leaf, spinach...
I invite @linheart, @starxious and @desiredlady to participate in this contest.
