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Chaya leaves and its amazing health benefits

 You may have heard about the above plant, but have never thought about its health benefits. The botanical name is "Jatropa tanjorensis". In English, it is known as Chaya plant, but in Nigeria it is commonly called " Hospital too far".  "Hospital too far", as the name implies is eaten as soup or added to food we cook.  Its health benefit is enourmous which include ; Antibacterial function, Antifungal and Antihypertensive. The importance of this vegetable to human nutrition and wellness is still not fully harnessed and given its due place. It is still one of nature’s underutilized herbs in this part of the world.  Jatropha tanjorensis is an excellent BLOOD BUILDING herb and as such can be recommended to treat ANEMIA in young and old. It supports SPERMATOGENESIS (formation of sperm cells in the testes) .    How Can You Fully Utilize this plant? Just get some quantities of these plant, wash clean and blend or squeeze it with water into just a glass