- Vernonia amygdalina, popularly called bitter leaf, is a perennial herb or shrub that grows in the coastal savannah region.
- Vernonia amygdalina commonly referred to as bitter leaf (Ewúro, as called in Yorùbá). ... No doubts, the Vernonia amygdalina plant has a lot of importance.
- Dry bitter leaf is also potent, but has to be properly cleaned before use. Some of the health benefits of Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina)
- The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the antioxidant activity and cytotoxic properties of Vernonia amygdalina.
- 1 Introduction. Vernonia amygdalina (VA) is a perennial shrub or small tree in the genus Vernonia of the Asteraceae family (Ijeh and Ejike, 2011).
- Antihyperglycemic effect of Vernonia amygdalina and in vitro evaluation of its antiproliferative activity on human osteosarcoma MG-63.
- Bitterleaf (Vernonia amygdalina) with African common names include grawa (Amharic), ewuro (Yoruba), etidot (Efik), onugbu (Igbo), ityuna (Tiv), oriwo (Edo)...
- The specific name means ‘like an almond’—the allusion is not clear. Vernonia amygdalina (Paul Latham). Agroforestry Database 4.0 (Orwa et al.2009).
- Proximate, mineral and phytochemical compositions of Vernonia amygdalina leaves grown under hot and humid tropical conditions.
- Habtama, A. and Melaku, Y. Antibacterial and antioxidant compounds from the flower extracts of Vernonia amygdalina Adv Pharmacol Sci.