Useful_herbs

a naturopathic practice offering herbal products for skin, hair and health care, owned by a trained Phytochemist (PhD)

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Hi guys!
Do you know you can actually search our website with a keyword?
For instance if you’re looking for something for diabetes, type in diabetes in the search box and it will bring out all herbal products we have for diabetes support then you can read and choose whichever one you’re interested in!
Link to website 👇🏾
https://t.co/A5tG0pUmR9

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Happy international women’s day

Photo: Faculty of pharmacy University of Bradford 2016

#iwd2025 #internationalwomensday #internationalwomensday2025

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This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!
Thank you Lord for allowing me to walk with you, lean on you and seek shelter in your arms for the past 45yrs
I do not take these for granted
I glorify your holy name Yahweh

#birthdaygirl
#45thbirthday

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Uses of Tetrapleura/ Aidan leaves
My good Friend who gets some of my medicinal plants from the forest sent me some Aidan or Tetrapleura tetraptera leaves

I’m telling you that these leaves are quite useful!

✅An extract can lower blood sugar hence can be used to manage diabetes

✅The leaf extract can reduce oxidative stress and inflammation especially in the brain, and it is effective for status epilepticus (long lasting epileptic seizures)

✅The leaf extract reduces toxic effects of MSG on liver and kidneys

✅The leaf extract inhibits the activity of an enzyme called Cholinesterase which helps prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

✅It has antibacterial properties and treats various infections

✅An extract of the leaves can kill the weevils that infest wheat grains

You can see that it’s not just the Aidan fruit that is useful but every part of the tree has its own uses like many other plants!

Isn’t God wonderful?

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#aidanfruits #aidanfruit #tetrapleura #tetrapleuratetrapteranigeria #tetrapleuratea #herbsforhealth #herbalteas #herbalmedicines #usefulherbs #useful_herbs

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@SaharaReporters They have been doing this for decades. That��s why people don’t like sending parcels through NIPOST. I hope they can clean that place up because it’s such a shame

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@SaharaReporters Wow!

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@DamilareOdulesi @SaharaReporters Ha ha ha!

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Laportea aestuans prevents oxidative stress in the brain

This is Laportea aestuans, which is in the same family as nettle. It’s sometimes called tropical nettle

One very interesting use of this plant is as a brain protector. An extract of this plant has been shown to have strong antioxidant properties, so strong that it may protect the brain from oxidative stress

In an experiment where the an extract of the plant was given to rats, after being sacrificed, the excised brains showed higher levels of glutathione, increased activities of catalase & superoxide dismutase (anti oxidant enzymes) as well as significant decrease in lipid peroxidation and protein carbonyl
Showing the extract of Laportea aestuans has a protective effect on the brain against oxidative stress

The implication of this is that the extract of this plant can protect against Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease, age related mental decline, memory loss and dementia etc

Reference:
Elizabeth, O.O. and Olawumi, O.O., 2018. Therapeutic effect of methanolic extract of Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew, on oxidative stress in the brain of male wistar rats. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1954, No. 1). AIP Publishing

#antioxidantherbs #antioxidantherbaltea #braintonic #alzheimers #parkinsonsdisease #dementiasupport #memoryenhancement #brainhealth #herbsforbrain #herbsforbrainhealth #usefulherbs #useful_herbs

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Good news! I’m thrilled to announce that our website is now up and running!

Kindly use this link: https://t.co/A5tG0pTP1B to order

All our products apart from some customized products are listed on the website

Also we made it VERY EASY TO FIND WHATEVER YOU NEED! If you have a concern simply type in a key word, like if you want to find out what we have for diabetes, just type diabetes in and you will see EVERYTHING we have about diabetes

The website is designed to be a place you can find rich information on various herbs as you navigate the site. Think of it as a school or place of learning

If you would like me to send you the link to our website, comment SEND ME THE LINK in the comment section! And I will send you the direct link to our website!

P.S: for customers outside Nigeria, please create your invoice and reach out on WhatsApp to complete your orders for now till we integrate online payment in FOREX on the website

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Here are facts you should know to help you understand this discussion going on

✅The sun has 3 types of ultraviolet rays. UVA, UVB and UVC rays

✅UVB rays alone produces vitamin D. It does this by interacting with cholesterol in the skin

✅ The ozone layer shields us from UVC rays, but we’re still exposed to UVA rays which can still damage the skin and cause photoaging

✅As an African, you are most likely going to be vitamin D deficient because of the melanin barrier on our skin it can take up to 2hrs of sitting in the sunlight daily to get your daily required dose of vitamin D. This of course isn’t practical

✅Sun protection is still necessary to prevent photoaging. It’s best to use safe plant based sunscreens as opposed to synthetic sunscreens linked to health issues

✅Taking a vitamin D supplement or getting it through your diet is more practical than sitting in the sun for up to 2hrs daily

✅One of the reasons African women have higher incidences of gynecological cancers/tumors including fibroids is due to vitamin D deficiencies

✅While the high incidences of melanomas (skin cancers) among Caucasian women is because their skins lack the melanin barrier that shields us from the harmful effects of the sun’s UV rays

✅Some scientists who believe in evolution say Africans evolved darker skin to protect us from the intense tropical sun in order to prevent us from having skin cancers

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@SaharaReporters I love this!

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There is a village in India called Antoli, in the Gujarat state, here a unique and unexpected story unfolded

A young leopard would make its way from the wild to seek the company of a domesticated cow. The pair would stay together most of the night, an unlikely friendship in which somehow both found comfort.

As an audience developed, the wild cat, wary of humans, decreased the frequency of its visits until they stopped. No one knows why the cat reached out or why the cow was so comfortable around it.

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Happening live!

I’ve set up the experiment with the plant based preservative!

I will document and post how it goes at the end of 5 days!

Featured here are:

✅Negative control which is plain freshly squeezed orange juice

✅0.01% preservative + orange juice

✅ 0.05% preservative + orange juice

✅ 0.1% preservative + orange juice

The three with preservative will be compared with the plain orange juice at the end of 5 days

#plantbasedpreservative #naturalpreservative #plantbased #nontoxicskincare #foodpreservation #foodpreservatives #skincarepreservation #plantbasedskincare

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After selecting the products you want, head over to WhatsApp to conclude your order
WhatsApp link👇🏾
https://t.co/P2cvM8XZoS

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Hi guys!
Do you know you can actually search our website with a keyword?
For instance if you’re looking for something for diabetes, type in diabetes in the search box and it will bring out all herbal products we have for diabetes support then you can read and choose whichever one you’re interested in!
Link to website 👇🏾
https://t.co/A5tG0pUmR9

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After selecting the products you want, head over to WhatsApp to conclude your order
WhatsApp link👇🏾
https://t.co/P2cvM8XZoS

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Alliaria petiolata or garlic mustard is native to Europe but is an invasive plant in North America

Garlic mustard is a very interesting plant because it tastes and smells like both garlic and mustard at the same time!

Of course for this reason it’s used as a spice to flavor food, HOWEVER IT NEEDS TO BE USED WITH CAUTION! That is because if the plant is less than 1yr old it would contain a lot of cyanide gas
It needs to be chopped up to allow the gas to evaporate before using it either medicinally or cooking

Medicinally it is used as a diuretic, a diuretic helps with urination
It helps with bronchitis and cough
If applied topically it is also good for skin infections and rashes

Guidelines for use:

Use only plants that are over a year old

Use plants before they flower

Chop to pieces before use

#medicinalplants #herbalmedicine

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Plant derived preservatives?

Imagine this: spraying a plate food with an extract of this tree bark and leaving it for 3 days and IT DOESN’T SPOIL!

That’s exactly what this does!

It can also be used to preserve your skincare products like lotions. No need for toxic synthetic preservatives!

That’s nature for you, there’s almost nothing you can not use plants to do!
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This is Tetrapleura tetraptera or Aidan, a common spice in Nigeria, but its tree bark is far more valuable!

#plantbasedpreservative #naturalpreservatives #naturalpreservation #herbalpreservativefreecosmetics #herbalpreservative

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✅treats preeclampsia

✅dissolves gall stones

✅ shrinks fibroids

✅ treats constipation (I pooped 3 times after this tea)

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You can take the Alagbo out of Nigeria but can not take the Alagbo out of the Alagbo! 🤣🤣🤣

This dandelion is Taraxacum officinale, the type that grows in temperate climates like Europe, Northern America and Australia. This specie does not grow in Africa.

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What we have in Nigeria is a cousin to this which is called Launaea taraxacifolia or Efo yanrin in Yoruba. They are similar but have differences

Medicinal properties of the herb Taraxacum officinale

✅It is very effective for Hepatitis A, B and C as well as liver diseases