7 Health Benefits Of Drinking Bitter Leaf Juice Every Woman Should Know

Not many women know the numerous health benefits of bitter leaf juice.

Bitter leaf botanical name ‘Vernonia amygdalina’ is a vegetable popularly known for its strong, bitter taste.

In Nigeria, bitter leaf is called Onugbu by the Igbos, Ewuro by the Yorubas, and Shuwaka by the Hausa tribe.

This leaf especially when taken as juice does a lot of wonders to the body.

Here are some of the health benefits of bitter leaf juice.

1. Helps in the treatment of stomach issues

Bitter leaf helps in the treatment of abdominal issues like stomach upset, diarrhea, dysentery, and other gastrointestinal tract diseases. Drinking a cup of bitter-leaf juice twice daily helps bring relief from stomach problems.

Pound the fresh leaves in a mortar and press out the juice. Add a pinch of salt to three tablespoons of the undiluted juice and drink. You will experience relief in no time

2. Detoxifies the whole body

Bitter leaf is rich in proteins, vitamins, and minerals that detoxify the whole body and helps improve the Immune system. The kidney and liver are two important organs in the body. If the kidney breaks down it would affect the workings of the entire body.

Bitter Leaf does an excellent job of taking proper care of the kidney and liver.

3. Enhances fertility

Studies have shown that bitter leaf boosts the chances of pregnancy among women who are finding it difficult to conceive. And this is because the detoxification power of bitter leaf helps prevent the pollution of the antibodies that fight diseases, and initiate tissue repair and regeneration.

This is known to boost the fertility of the ovaries, significantly; as well as eliminate ovarian cyst and premature ovarian failure.

4. Lowers high blood pressure

The bitterness of bitter leaf juice helps to lower your sugar level and controls blood pressure. Doctors advise hypertensive and diabetic patients to consume bitter leaf as the potassium it contains is a good remedy for hypertension as it prevents sodium from spiking up in the bloodstream by flushing out the accumulation of salt.

5. Helps pregnant and lactating mothers

6. Helps prevents and cure diseases

Bitter leaf juice prevents diseases such as malaria, due to a component known as Natural Quinine. It cures sexually transmitted diseases (STD), helps treats Hepatitis B, cures intestinal parasitic infections, and treats skin diseases such as ringworm, eczema, and so on.

7. Cures insomnia

Bitter leaf juice helps in curing those suffering from insomnia. Take two glasses of bitter leaf juice every night, and your body system would be so calm you would sleep easily.

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