Health Benefits Of Bitter Kola

Bitter_colaThe bitter kola is a type of kola found in parts of Nigeria. Its biological name is “Garcinia kola” and it belongs to the family of “Guittiferal”. Among the Yorubas, it is called ‘Orogbo’, the Igbos call it ‘Agbilu’, ‘Adi’ or ‘Aki ilu’ while among the Hausas, this very popular nut is known as ‘Namijin Gworo.’

It is a wonderful agricultural product with a wide range of applications in natural and orthodox medicine

informationng.com gathers that bitter kola is a potent antibiotic, which could be effective in the treatment of many ailments and infections.

Dr Bartholomew Brai, Nutritional Biochemist at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, said that bitter kola was used in the preparation of herbal drugs either as nourishment, supplement or herbal remedy.

Brai said, “If a patient on medication chews bitter kola, it will make the drugs ineffective. Aside this, I do not think bitter kola has any other side effect.

“Bitter kola has lots of health benefits, like the treatment of cough, sneezing, cold, diarrhoeas, tuberculosis, bacterial infection and fever.

“It improves lungs function by expanding the alveolar ducts and sac in the lungs thereby improving and strengthening the fibres in the lung tissue.”

He said that there was no recorded side effect to the regular intake of bitter kola, adding that it was all round medicinal.

So, what are you waiting for? Look for the closest bitter kola seller and buy some for yourself, and even friends.

73 COMMENTS

  1. Bitter Kola has so many other benefits. If you have bitter kola in your pocket, no snake will come near you no matter the kind of forest you enter. If it is in your pocket or you are chewing it. It drives away snakes, scorpions. It makes one go hungry. If you have difficulty eating, chew a bitter kola, you will start feeling hungry. Of course, you know that no one can be poisoned through bitter kola. It is endless.

  2. Since i discovered the many benefits of bitter kola it has become a daily regime and i just keep getting better. I am a lady with fibroid if you are familiar with this condition you know it comes with a lot of unpleasant symptoms and since i didn’t want to operate i looked for other alternatives and when i came across bitter kola it was really a God-sent. I can honestly say all the symptoms started decreasing and now it does not feel like i have fibroid anymore, furthermore my constant knee pain is just no more and the wheezing breath due to asthma has also disappeared and i really feel a general overall healthier than i have felt in years.
    To Austin who claimed that you feel hungry when you eat it, this is quite strange because it does not make me feel hungry rather full and it has contributed to my weight loss a great deal.
    And like Abu stated it is indeed a very good plant and YES GOD IS GREAT!

  3. bitterkola some say too much of it give side effect because it contains caffein dont know how true but i like it cause its natural from God,praise the lord bitterkola some say too much of it give side effect because it contains caffein dont know how true but i like it cause its natural from God,praise the lord

    bitterkola some say too much of it give side effect because it contains caffein dont know how true but i like it cause its natural from God,praise the lord

  4. A̶̲̥̅♏ a pregnant woman who has tried all sort of things τ̲̅ȍ see if i could stop d rate at which saliva comes out of M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ mouth but 2no avail. I tried pea(the one we eat with corn) it helped ♍ε̲̣̣̣̥ a great deal but since its seasonal i had τ̲̅ȍ look for an alternative i then decided τ̲̅ȍ try bitter kola which ɪ̣̝̇​ƨ̣̣̣̇̇̇̇​ working perfectly for me& i feel a whole lot better . But i don’t know if it’s harmful in pregnancy, pls i need a feedback whether or not its harmful in pregnancy.

    • In first three months of pregnancy that is the period the baby is forming be cautious for what you eat and drink and medicines you take.Most times consult your doctor or pharmacist in these issues .Bitter kola contains caffeine and caffeine is a smooth muscle stimulant not over doing it is the golden guideline .

  5. for real this kind of crop(produce) is strange and amazing. It has reduce the waist pain dat orthodox drug couldnt cure, it also helps in digestion, its a detoxifier, anti poison (most diabolical poison), anti snake(i.e drives it away). There is this arguement about its effect on the reproductive health especially in men. Somn say it causes watery sperm while others oppose this notion. Pls some should fill me in thanks.

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  8. Right from childhood,I knew Garciniakola to be of HIGH MEDICINAL VALUE bcs my father used to take it. I started using it once in a while after I ‘ve made research on it. No wonder an addage says “Biter Cola last longer in the mouth of those who value it” .

  9. As a choir member I eat bitter kola as a part of troat treatment,it clears my voice and I also noticed that I can loose weight with it.coughing and nasal itching stops,am even eating one now,it became part of my life,as a young girl there’s no day you wouldn’t find it in my hand bag.to the extent I travelled to UK with it,I thank God I got addicted to a good thing,and not a bad thing,even painful menstruation it helps a lot.

  10. NEWS ON THE BREAK:
    BITTER COLA CAN CURE EBOLA FEVER FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garcinia_kola)
    BUT MY SUBMISSION AS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER ON THE CASE OF EBOLA FEVER.
    GOVERNMENT SHOULD MANDATE ALL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS NATIONWIDE IN 774 LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO AS A MATTER URGENCY INVESTIGATE AND IDENTIFY ALL BUSH MEAT SALES POINTS FOR POSSIBLE APPREHENSION AND QURANTINE OF ALL THE BUSH MEAT VENDOUR FOR 21 INCUBATION PERIOD.

    2. ALL CASES OF IDENTIFIED MONKEY REARERS NATIONWIDE IN THE RESIDENTIAL PREMISES, THE REARERS SHOULD BE QURANTINE AND MONKEY EXTERMINATED.
    3. HUNTERS SHOULD BE QURANTINE.

  11. I heard that bitter kola isn’t good for a young women of reproductive age.

    Please how true is that ‘cos I love eating bitter. Hope it won’t affect my reproductive system when i’m ready to give birth?

    Please I need answers.
    Thank you.

  12. Indeed, God is great. Bitter kola is really good, its serves as tooth paste when eaten, u can stay till the next day without brushing ur mouth. And it makes u sleep well. One more thing is dat it helps clear the human voice liking those singing, its helps to build your vocals, Hmmm, Nice Discovering..

  13. I took a lot of better cola, doing my anti natal period cus my mouth produces a lot of salava.the spitting was controlled. But wen I had my baby I discovered she was very small. Weighed 2.8. And now she still very small but so strong and smart.do u think it was the bitter cola that made her weigh less?

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