Wonderful Kola(Buchholzia coriacea), Growth, Fertility and Pregnancy

Wonderful kola also known as (buchholzia) seeds is quickly gaining popularity as it seems to be a cure to almost all ailments. It's look stands out from the normal kola as it looks like a root and not a fruit like the others. B. Coricea is a forest tree with large, glossy leaves and conspicuous cream white flowers in racemes at the end of the branches (Mbata et al; 2009). The plant is easily recognized by the compound pinnate leaves and the long narrow angular fruits containing large, usually aligned seeds. In Nigeria, B Coricea is a perennial plant which grows as a tree. It belongs to the family capparaceae and its local include “Uwuro” (Yoruba), “esson bossi” (Central Africa), “Uke” (ibo) the plant has various common names including “Ovu (Bini), and Aponmu (Akure). The plant parts commonly eaten are the seeds which are either cooked or eaten raw (Quattrochi-Umbeto, 2007).Wonderful kola as it is commonly called is known worldwide as memory nut because it enhances the memory. It acts as cleanser of the blood, facilitates learning absolutely and strengthens the nervous system, and is also effective in the treatment of menstrual problems. It is a brain food which promotes memory, it’s also useful in the treatment of hypertension and also prevents premature aging; it has also been proved in Africa that wonderful kola has the ability to stop migraine headache on the forehead for about 10 minutes (Wikipedia, 2009). But studdies has not been carried out to investigate its effect on growth , fertility and pregnancy