INSIDE LIFE WITH GBEMMY: "HOSPITAL TOO FAR"

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"HOSPITAL TOO FAR"


Growing up with a mother from the southern part of Nigeria means you are eat different kinds of leaves (vegetables). Having a father from the western parts too means every leaves is medicinal and used as herbs (agbo). Most leaves we tend to ignore are actually edible and highly nutritious. One of these leaves I grew up to know which was actually planted by my dad, is the "hospital too far" as it is commonly known in pidgin, botanically called Jatropha tajorensis, ugu-oyinbo (in Ibo) and iyana-ipaja (in Yoruba). The Jatropha tajorensis is an edible vegetable which apart from its nutritional value has other benefits to health. Here are some of its health benefits:

It is a good antioxidant. Jatropha tajorensis is good at preventing the onset of degenerative diseases; helps  in knocking off free radicals and stemming the harm on vital organs resulting from oxidative stress. It also helps in treating carsiovascular diseases.

It is useful in the treatment of diabetes mellitus due to hypoglycemic action, also aids in the treatment of malaria and in the management of hypertensive patients. Another benefit is that it supports spermatogenesis( production of sperm cells) and the most commonly benefit is the building of red blood cells. Thus, its use in anaemic patients. The Jatropha tajorensis is indeed a "hospital too far" medicinal vegetable.


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