Vernonia amygdalina
Pan-African bitter leaf for malaria, diabetes, stomach pain, and as a general health tonic; very widely used across the continent.
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May potentiate antidiabetic and antimalarial drugs.
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Affects blood sugar perioperatively.
Bitter taste; GI cramping; anemia with chronic use.
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