MATNOS INTERNATIONAL
SYNERGY LTD is certified as an exporter by Nigerian Export Promotion Council and a
member of Successedge Exporters Network. The Company registered by the Federal
Government of Nigeria under the Corporate Affairs Commission. The company is
located at 5 Bajulaiye Road, Shomolu, Lagos State Nigeria. We deal in products
like Bitter Kola, Kola Nut, Charcoal and Gum Arabic.
Garcinia
kola (bitter kola, a
name sometimes also used for G. afzelii) is a species of flowering
plant in the Clusiaceae or Guttiferae family. It is
found in Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory
Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra
Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist
lowland forests.
The fruit, seeds, nuts and bark of the plant
have been used for centuries in folk medicine to treat ailments from
coughs to fever. According to a report from the Center For International
Forestry Research, Garcinia kola trade is still important to
the tribes and villages in Nigeria.
USES
Scientists
at our laboratories have performed extensive research and written many books on
this wonder plant called ‘Garcinia’.
Researchers have identified bitter kola as a potential antibacterial,
anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic and a potential detoxifying agent.
Relieve
arthritis: Osteoarthritis is
the most common form of arthritis, characterised by pain, inflammation and
limited movement in the joints, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Causes of osteoarthritis can include joint injury, obesity and aging. Since
many arthritis sufferers prefer natural herbal medicines to other pain
relievers and medications, researchers at Obafemo Awolowo University in Nigeria
tested the effects of Garcinia kolaagainst
arthritis symptoms. The result of the study, written by Olayinka O.
Adegbehingbe and published in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic
Surgery and Research, conclude that Garcinia
kola significantly reduced inflammation and pain and increased joint
movement in subjects that had osteoarthritis symptoms. It is believed that Garcinia Kola works well as a result of
its antioxidant properties. What
the study termed as the “side effects” of Garcinia
Kola were “weight loss”, “increase in sex drive” and “extended sleep”
which many considered helpful to meet their individual and marital demands.
Medical significance: Garcinia kola is used to fight infectious diseases. It has shown
to possess anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antiviral properties.
Blood glucose lowering: The folk use of bitter kola in the management of
elevated blood sugar has been validated by several laboratory studies.
Garcinia-IHP is beneficial as a food supplement for diabetics.
Weight loss: Bitter
kola has been shown to be a natural hunger suppressant and also increases the
urge to drink more water.
How to use bitter kola: It should be eaten by removing outer brown coated skin.
As the name implies it is very bitter to eat, hence, Garcinia-IHP is
encapsulated Garcinia kola, so if you
cannot handle the bitter taste of the raw seeds, you can still enjoy the
benefits that it offers to your health.
Antioxidant property: Bitter kola contains kolaviron, mixture of
bioflavonoids, benzophenones and chromanols which are responsible for its
strong antioxidant activities. An evaluation of the antioxidant properties of
garcinoic acid (structurally similar to vitamin E) and its congeners showed
that it has a stronger antioxidant activity than vitamin E.
Bitter kola as an adaptogen: It is intriguing that bioflavonoids of Garcina kola are capable of modulating
almost any physiological anomaly. The answer perhaps lies in the role of
flavonoids in the evolutionary course of human beings. Humans, over many
millennia, have adapted to a diet, which is favourable for the survival and the
flavonoid-like structures, were part of that primordialphysiological scheme.
Bitter Kola is an exportable commodity
and we have the capacity and a willing to export it to any country in the
world.
We can be contact on: +2348028366375
or send us an e-mail: matnoslimited@gmail.com
