BITTER KOLA

Garcinia kola, often known as Bitter kola, is a flowering plant found mostly in the tropical rain forest region of Central and West Africa. In folkloric medicine, every part such as the seeds, stem, and leaves has medicinal value. The Garcinia kola has been used as a purgative, antiphrastic, and antimicrobial agent, throat infection, diarrhea, bronchitis, and as an aphrodisiac [50,51]. Reported pharmacological effects of the seeds include antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, immunomodulatory, antiatherogenic, antimicrobial, and liver disorders [51,52]. Toxicological studies on the seeds of Garcinia kolaeeds are edible and are consumed as an adjuvant to the true kola (Cola nitida) and for medicinal purposes