Benefits of bitter kola

Benefits of bitter kola. Coming from West Africa, it has gained popularity and gradually drawing attention across the continent. Its usage has come with a lot of speculations and sometimes superstitions but the bitter cola fruit harvested from the cola tree has come to stay. Let us find out what bitter kola really has to offer.

• INCREASES ENERGY AND REDUCES HUNGER

Bitter Kola has had a lot of stories told about what it is supposed to offer. However, it has been discovered that because of the caffeine within it, it has the ability to make one’s energy go up and increase performance. This is coupled with the fact that it also is able to make you feel full, thereby keeping you from eating a lot to gather weight.

These abilities, make you to be able to work for a long time without feeling tired and hungry.

• BITTER KOLA INCREASES SEX DRIVE

There have been speculations that eating bitter kola will increase your sex drive. This is one of the claims of locals who eat bitter kola. This claim is yet to be scientifically proven, but one of the long standing claims about bitter kola. Locals within the West African sub region enjoy it for this purpose and we can only wait for some science to prove this or otherwise.

• BITTER KOLA REDUCES COUGHS AND ASTHMA

This is also one of the long standing claims. People with coughs in West Africa take to chewing bitter kola for several reasons and one of them is to beat down coughs. We still await some scientific proof of this one too. However, it is a claim you can’t convince any local from the sub-region who enjoys it that it is otherwise.

OTHER CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS OF BITTER KOLA

There are several claims of benefits to bitter kola. And the list is such a tall one, among them are the following claims

Bitter kola helps to prevent infections

Bitter kola helps to make your skin glow

Bitter kola decreases pain from headaches

These are some of the many claims of benefits of bitter kola