Does Bitter Leaf Help Male And Female Sexually (Fertility)
There is a folktale that bitter leave help sexually. Advance made in research have something for us. Bitter leaf Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina), also called onuigbo by the Igbos, shawaka by the Hausas, and ewuro by the Yorubas is a shrub or small tree that can grow to be 23 feet tall when fully grown. This plant belongs to the daisy family and can be found in tropical Africa. Read Also: Home remedy for malaria and typhoid Does Bitter Leave Help Sexually Alkaloid extracts from Bitter leaf inhibit phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5), arginase activities and oxidative stress in rat penile tissue. When you become sexually aroused, your parasympathetic nervous system becomes activated. This neural activity leads to a release of a molecule called nitric oxide (NO) that increases the production of another molecule called cyclic GMP. Cyclic GMP relaxes the smooth muscles inside the blood vessels of your penis and increases blood flow by 20 to 40 times. An enzyme called PDE5 breaks down cyclic ...