Kola nut | Cola nitida

Kola nut have been used since ancient origins as a tea leaf or coffee berry. West African cultures use it to chew for the restoration of vitality in a social setting or individually. A pharmacist named John Pemberton of Georgia in 1800s combined the extracts of kola with coca, sugar, carbonated water and other ingredients which resulted in an invention of the first cola soft drink. He named it Coca-Cola. After 1904, cocaine was prohibited in U.S. for making soft drinks and since then Coca-Cola does not use coca or kola in the original recipe but manufactured synthetic chemicals the provides the similar flavor of Kola nut.

Treats: 

• Type 2 diabetes
• Boosts metabolism
• Increases blood circulation
• Hypertension
• Fights cancer
• Insomnia
• Inflammation
• IBS
• Immune disorders
• Appetite suppression

Common names: 

Kola nut, bitter kola, kola, cola, Gbanja kola, Bissy Nuts, Guru Nut