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Scientific Name: G. afzelii
Origin: Nigeria
Garcinia kola (bitter kola, a name sometimes also used for G. afzelii) is a species of flowering plant belonging to the Mangosteen genus of the family Clusiaceae (a.k.a. Guttiferae). It is found in Benin, Cameroon, The Gambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Bitter kola (Garcinia kola) does not contain caffeine. While it is a stimulant and is often used for its energy-boosting effects, the active compounds responsible for this are not caffeine but rather kolaviron and other bioactive components. Bitter kola is commonly used in traditional medicine for various health benefits but does not provide the same kind of stimulation that caffeine-containing products like coffee or tea do.
Garcinia kola, also known as African wonder nut, is a species of flowering plants belonging to the family Guttiferae. It grows in coastal rainforests in the south-western and south-eastern parts of Nigeria, and can also be found in some other African countries, such as Cameroon, Côte de Ivoire.
Do you know the benefits of bitter kola?
Most people can relate one way or the other knowing an older uncle or dad that chews this very bitter kola all the time. We even know some pregnant women that have used this to treat nausea.
We have heard a lot about the benefits but that taste is not pleasant
This is where we come in- your no 1 herbal health plug now has bitter kola in capsules - so if you want to enjoy the benefits of bitter kola without the bitter taste please read on:
Bitter kola is also known as Garcinia kola not to be confused with Garcinia Cambogia
Bitter kola is native to Nigeria and is one of the very few local herbal supplements that is generating interest:
Some cited benefits include Bitter Kola as being:
Anti-diabetic
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-microbial
Deworming agent
An immunity booster
An anti-malaria agent
Remedy for osteoarthritis
Sexual impotence and Erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction is a common problem in men. Garcinia kola is claimed to possess aphrodisiac effects and as such is used traditionally in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
Glaucoma
There has been only one randomized controlled trial on Bitter kola and glaucoma and so more research is needed to cite this, however, that is some exciting information. Read the study done by a Professor of Ophthalmology, Adebukola Oshintelu who says that regular intake of bitter kola, helps to treat and manage glaucoma disease. Read this other study which states that Bitter Kola has ocular hypotensive effects similar to some commonly used glaucoma medications when administered topically.
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