Amazing Health Benefits of Scent Leaves

Another free gift of nature which must be appreciated by consumption. Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

Scent leaves is a homegrown plant , it’s botanical name ocimum gratissimum and locally called Efinrin by Yorubas , nchanwu leaf by igbos and daidoya by hausas.

This sweet-smelling leaf is used mainly as a spice due to its aromatic taste and the flavor it adds to meals. It’s enriched with calcium, phosphorus, carbon, iron and vitamin A.

It has a distinctive smell and taste. You can make use of scent leaves anyway, you can squeeze out the water and drink, and it can also be used to make soup to be eaten.

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• Digestion: Scent leave aids digestion. If you are the type of person that eats late at night, it is likely you will experience indigestion and bloating. Scent leave has immense health benefits such as easy bowel evacuation and weight management.

• Gut health : Scent leave can be used to treat stomach ache, diarrhoea, chronic dysentry and vomitin. The aqueos extracts of the scented leaf can be taken to relief ear ache and colon pains. Scent leaf decoction is used in treatment of mental illness.

• Oral hygiene : Scent leave can be used to treat oral infections. Say bye bye to smelly mouth as scent leave will kill all the bacteria in your mouth and also prevent tooth decay and bad breath.

• Fungal Infection : It is used in the treatment of fungal infections, fever, cold and catarrh.Squeezed nchanwu leaves are applied on the skin for treating skin diseases and ringworm.

• Food preservative : Nchanwu oil can be used as food preservative due to its anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties.

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• Scent leaves can also be used for the prevention and treatment of malaria, catarrh, cough and fever

• The aqueous extracts of the scented leaf can be taken to relieve ear ache and colon pains.

• The stick of this leaf is being used by some people as a local chewing stick.

• When left to dry and burnt, this leaves could serve as a mosquito repellent.

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