Beneficial uses of Bitter Kola
Traditional medicine: Bitter kola is said to be anti-parasitic, anti-microbial and purgative in nature. It is used in the treatment of bronchitis, typhoid, tuberculosis, diarrhea, and bacterial infections(Atawodi et al., 2005)
Anti-cancerous: Bitter kola can be used in treating breast cancer as it has an anti-cancerous effect. Nature has (Atawodi et al., 2005)a cure for something incurable as well (Atawodi et al., 2005).
Anti-Poison: The bark and the seed when eaten together helps in detoxification of the human body during food poisoning. Saponin found in bitter kola is used as a liver tonic, assisting in the gall bladder functions because of its cleaning properties (Atawodi et al., 2005).
Life Prolongation: Certain African cultures and scientific studies believe that bitter kola breaks down glycogen in the liver, prolonging life (Emmanuel & Gabriel, 2011).
Repellant for snakes: Bitter kola is used to repel snakes in places where life is prone to snakes (Nair, 2000)
Evil Spirits: Delving into a little bit of spirituality, although those you do not believe in spirits, may not agree, the tribes and ancient peoples believed that the plant has abilities to repel evil men and spirits (Farombi et al., 2005). Such believes are still held up by some, even today.
Bitter kola has enormous health benefits as well as nutritive benefits that could be explored by adding it to both human’s and animals’ diets.
The traditional uses of this plant have been viewed based on its historical beliefs (eg. Repelling evil spirits) and other medicinal uses (eg treating cough, relieving stomach cramps, etc).
From the information gotten about bitter kola, it can be concluded that it is a healthy, profitable and indigenous plant that is highly underutilized and should be used for its medicinal values to alleviate this illness
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