Thursday, October 4, 2018
Benefits of cnidoscolus plant also referred to as "efo Iyanapaja"
I was surprised when my mum showed me this vegetable in our garden and she referred to it as "efo Iyanapaja" I laughed at first thinking she just made up the name herself, because there's a place here in lagos that shares the same name as the vegetable. I did a little research to find out more about the Iyana Ipaja Vegetable. Here are a few things I found out:
This vegetable is also known as cnidoscolus chayamansa and is useful for treatment of anemia and alcohol-related diseases. It helps to increase the life span of red blood cells and in some quarters it is referred to as a “blood tonic”. Other names for the Iyana Ipaja vegetable include tree spinach, efo Jerusalem(Yoruba). Research shows that it can be effective in serving as a sedative therefore useful in helping to cure insomnia.
A wide variety of claims have been made for its medicinal efficacy as a treatment for numerous ailments ranging from its ability to strengthen fingernails and darken gray hair to providing a cure for alcoholism, insomnia, gout, scorpion stings, memory and vision impairment.
Does it provide relief for insomnia? Experts in a laboratory assessment of the leaves of Cnidoscolous aconitifolius suggested that it is an effective sedative largely owing to its profound depression of central nervous system, by extension it is said to be useful in treating insomnia and anxiety in humans. Most adults have experienced insomnia or sleeplessness at one time or the other in their lives. This is a sleep disorder in which there is loss of ability to sleep or to remain asleep for as long as is desired. Therefore this vegetable is very effective for people with High blood pressure
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