AFRIWIDEST MULTISERVICES LIMITED is a company registered by the
Federal Government of Nigeria under the Corporate Affiars Commission. The
company is a licensed exporter under the Nigerian Export Promotion Council with
registration no and is also a member of the Successedge Exporters Network.
The company is situated at 11 Akinsoji
street, Fadeyi, Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
We deal in products like Bitter Kola, Cocoa,
Cashew nut, African Fabrics, African Spices and Other Related Agricultural Commodities.
Bitter Kola, which is also known
as Garcinia kola is a tropical flowering plant found in Western and Central
Africa and it produces brown, nut-like seeds.
The nut which is about 3-5 cm in
length has an ellipsoid shape. A brown to deep brown peel covers it. This peel
is removed before it is eaten. It leaves a bitter taste in the mouth when it is
eaten. It is from this bitterness that its name is derived”, Says Dr. Kola
Animashaun, a Lagos Herbal Practitional in Lagos. Acccording to him, Bitter Kola
has been used in African culture for centuries for both traditional and
medicinal purposes. It contains dimeric flavonoid, lipase inhibitor which is
believed to have many healing benefits. In Yoruba land it is called Orogbo. The
Hausas call it Miji-goro, while it is called Akiilu by the Igbos. He noted that
Bitter Kola was eaten mostly by the elderly people because of their belief that
it could prolong life. But the truth is that researches in modern science have
revealed that bitter kola contains chemical compounds that will help the
breakdown of glycogen in the liver and has other medicinal uses which account
for its longevity property in man.
“Bitter Kola, Garcinia kola, used
extensively in West Africa as a social beverage and offered to guests as ‘Kola’
in many of Nigeria’s cultural settings, is valued also for its medicinal
properties. It is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of Laryngitis,
general inflammation, bronchitis, viral infections and diabetes as well as a
rejuvenating agent, adaptogen and general antidote. Scientists at our
laboratories have performed extensive research and written many books on this
wonder plant called ‘Garcinia’. Researchers have identified bitter kola as a
potential “Bitter kola is anti-poison too, it has the ability to repel
evil men and spirits, it could sound superstitious but it works”.
The naturalist even said that the
seed and the bark of bitter kola should be eaten together in cases where food
poisoning is suspected, “it helps to detoxify the system, indeed, it really
works”. Below are excerpts of his presentation.
BITTER KOLA IMPROVES LUNG
FUNCTIONS
Bitter kola (Garcinia kola) has
been used for centuries to treat chest colds in traditional medicine, but
research has taken a look and found out why it is effective. A study in the
2009 issue of The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine, performed on mice,
reports that Garcinia kola improved respiratory function after 28 days of use
of a Garcinia extract.
study shows that Garcinia kola
works by dilating the alveolar ducts and sacs in the lungs by improving the
strength of the fibers in the lung tissue. Bitter kola’s beneficial lung
properties are attributed to its high antioxidant content.
IT HELPS IN WEIGHT LOSS
Bitter Kola has been known to be
a natural hunger suppressant and also increases the urge to drink more water.
REDUCES EYE PRESSURE
(GLAUCOMA)
An increase in eye pressure can
lead to glaucoma, according to a report from The New York Times Health Guide.
Researchers at Lagos University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria tested the
effectiveness of eye drops that contained 0.5 percent extract of Garcinia kola.
The opthamolic solution that contained the Garcinia significantly reduced eye pressure when used twice a
day.
Bitter Kola is a highly exportable commodity, and we have the capacity to export it to any country in the world
We are ready to take request and
can be contacted via our email on: afriwidest@gmail.com or sapphiresillusion@gmail.com
or via telephone: +2348149112981.
