Shadspice Dried Bitter Leaf

The herb known as bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) is a shrub or small tree that can reach 23 feet in height when fully grown. Bitter leaf has a grey or brown colored bark, which has a rough texture and is flaked. The herb is an indigenous African plant; which grows in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa. It is a medicinal plant and fresh bitter leaf is of great importance in the human diet because of the presence of vitamins and mineral salts.

It is a very important protective food and useful for the maintenance of health and prevention and treatment of various diseases. Bitter leaf is very popular in Nigeria and parts of Africa, not only because it is cheap and readily available but also because of its numerous health benefits.

African bitter leaf is used to treat malaria, help lower blood pressure, and treat gut and abdominal issues.