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living in a leafy environment

Leaves are gift from nature, they are vegetative plants which beautify our surroundings, serves medicinal purposes, serves as food and aids in life's breath procedure. Nature has provided humans with species of leaves which has different colors but I'll elaborate more on plants/leaves that are green in color. Its gonna be interesting as usual.

Papaya leaves also known as pawpaw leaves are amazing green leaves that assists in the growth of an edible fruit which we all know (a sugary fruit which is yellow on the inside).

Papaya leaves

Paw paw leaves has names in different languages:

English name	Papaya/pawpaw
Efik name	udia ewa
Botanical name	Carica papaya

Medicinal benefits of Papaya leaves

• Eradicates feverish symptoms

• Reduces inflammation

• Improves blood sugar control

• Supports skin and health care

• Prevents cancer

Okra leaves are green, thick, scratchy leaves. They are sticky when wet and could replace its edible part usually used for preparing sticky meals.

Okra leaves

Okra leaves are addressed in different languages, below are just few I know:

English name	okra
Efik name	Eteghe
Botanical name	Abelmoschus esculentus

Medicinal benefits of Okra

✓ Okra seeds serves as coffee in some cases

✓ Okra are great pain relievers

✓ It's a perfect thickener for broths and soups

Potato leaves are creepy crops that occupies lots of space, it's a prosperous plant because it grows really fast. Potato leaves are quite medicinal and kinda sticky when it comes in contact with the skin.

potato leaf

These leaf is best known as:

English name	potato leaf
Efik name	mfang ediam
Botanical name	solanum tuberosum

Health benefits of potato leaf

🍀 Helps prevent cells damage in the body

🍀 Rich in vitamins and minerals like vitamin C, folic acid, iron, B-carotene, protein

🍀 Helps prevents inflammatory diseases, hypertension, diabetes and cancers.

Yam leaves are green leaves which aid the germination of its tubers under the soil. Yam leaves just like other leaves has many different functions which are beneficial to man. The leaves are creepy and grows best when the tendrils are raised up with a long stick.

yam tendrils

The few names used for its description are:

English name	yam
Efik name	udia/ bia
Botanical name	Dioscorea spp

Health benefits of yam tendrils

~The leaves are more nutritious than spinach, carrots etc

~They improve eyesight and acts as anti- inflammatory

~They are very rich in vitamins, minerals, calcuim and iron

~They boost metabolism and enhances immune function

Leaves make human life enjoyable and worth living, all thanks to nature. We should never neglect or misuse leaves around us because they play different roles in human life.

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All pictures were snapped in one location, ifa Atai Uyo

Note: All photos were captured using my "tecno spark GO 2021"