Water Leaves

Buy Water Leaf – Cut Up is an edible green vegetable. It is known to be an annual herbaceous plant of West Africa, commonly seen in most of the states in Nigeria (mainly in the South). Its called Gure in Yoruba, Mgbolodi in Igbo and Ebe dondon in Edo. Waterleaf contains lots of water and nutrients such as minerals, vitamins, crude fibre, lipids and others which make them highly medicinal. The crude protein contained in waterleaf is an important supplement which plays a very important role in the human blood cell. It generally helps in improving both the red and white blood cells.Waterleaf, when consumed on a daily basis, perform a key role in maintaining the body system. It helps to keep the heart healthy by regulating its activities; it also helps in reducing the risks of heart-related diseases(e.g stroke) by adequately supplying the right amount of blood and oxygen to the necessary areas.Study shows waterleaf helps to reduce constipation and aid the proper digestion of food. For those who suffer from indigestion are advised to eat freshly and softly cooked waterleaf soup as it helps make the stomach enzymes act on already existing food particles as well as prompts you to empty your bowels. Waterleaf aids weight loss diet due to the amount of fibre content in it and should be taken on a regular basis; either used in a salad or steamed to a certain temperature. The fibre content makes the stomach fuller thereby eliminating the chances of craving for more food. Its water content also helps in this case, which puts it among the list of vegetables to be added in our daily meals for proper weight loss management. Water Leaf is available online for sale at Wemafood.com. When you need the best ingredients to cook your favourite Nigerian dishes you don’t need to stress yourself with visits to the market. Just sit back, browse our online store and find all your Nigerian ingredients here. Whether you’re making Nigerian soups, jollof rice or other local dishes, you’ll find what you’re looking for. There’s so much like crayfish, egusi, ogbono, efo, plantain, yam, oha, afang, zobo, rodo, tatase, ofada, garri, elubo, ugwu.