Garcinia kola (bitter kola), also known as African wonder nut, belongs to the family guttiferae and grows in coastal rainforests in the South-Western and South-Eastern parts of Nigeria. Traditionally, the nuts of bitter kola are chewed as masticatory substance to stimulate the flow of saliva (Leakey, 2011). The kernels of the nuts are widely traded and eaten as a stimulant (leakey, 2001). Bitter kola is also highly valued because of its medicinal benefits (Hertog et al., 2007). The nuts are chewed for aphrodisiac effects or used to cure cough-dysentery or chest cold in herbal medicine (Uko et al 2001).In this present day, new initiatives in pharmaceutical and also livestock industries are seeking to promote the use of alternative materials that combine the effects of nutritional and medicinal properties, simultaneously. This is expected among others benefits to reduce the high cost of production in the livestock industry as a result of the reduction in dual costs of feed and drugs (Leakey, 2011). Further research was made into indigenous fruits trees or plants that possesses both nutritional and medicinal properties. Bitter kola been a plant that possesses both medicinal and nutritive value and every more was emerged, and further investigations based on its current information in relation to its nutritional and medicinal properties has been aggregated (Uko et al, 2001).Garcinia Kola belongs to the species of a tropical flowering plant that produces brown nut like seeds. Traditionally, the fruit, seeds, nuts and the bark of the bitter kola plant have been used for centuries for herbal medicine to treat several ailments.This bitter fruit, which is believed to contain a high source of vitamins and minerals such as Vitamins A, C, E, B1, B2, B3, fiber, calcium, potassium, and iron, also carry other antioxidants and the usage is not limited to traditional activities alone.Coconut water is the clear liquid found inside immature coconuts. As the coconut matures, the water is replaced by coconut meat. Coconut water is sometimes referred to as green coconut water because the immature coconuts are green in color.Coconut water is different than coconut milk. Coconut milk is produced from an emulsion of the grated meat of a mature coconut.Coconut water is commonly used as a beverage and as a solution for treating dehydration related to diarrhea or exercise. It is also tried for high blood pressure and to improve exercise performance.In recent years, coconut water has become a very trendy beverage.It's tasty, refreshing and also happens to be good for you.What's more, it's loaded with several important nutrients, including minerals that most people don't get enough of.
