Some health benefits facts of Jute leaves, saluyot leaves (EWEDU) that you will not believe

7Jute leaves is popularly refer to as ewedu leaves among the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria and the leaves is highly regard as a good vegetables by the peoples of Nigeria if not general in Africa at large. Jute provide a lot benefit to human body system and it also serve as herb leaves to some people in some regions.  Research also show that jute leaves act as foreign exchange materials for some countries in the world e.g Bangladesh
    Some amazing health benefits of jute leaves (EWEDU Leaves)
The vegetable is not just rich in nutrition but also has a lot of health benefits, including protecting us from various diseases. Nutrition-wise, vegetables are low in calories but high in vitamins and minerals. They are also good sources of fibre. Fibre keeps the intestinal tract in good health and may even reduce the risk of some cancers and diseases.
1. The leaves contain almost all of the nutrients needed by humans and are high in antioxidant property, primarily in the form of Vitamin E. These antioxidants combine with free radicals that cause health
problems like arthritis, hardening of arteries, heart and kidney ailments and inhibit the harmful and destructive effects of these radicals.
2. It is also used as herbal medicine to control or prevent dysentery, worm infestation and constipation.
Jute leaves are rich in vitamins, carotinoids, calcium, potassium and dietary fibres. Although it has been
grown for food
3. In recent times it has been discovered that jute has many other benefits, including anti-
ageing benefits.
4. Jute as vegetable and medicine
Studies have shown that this green, leafy vegetable is rich in beta-carotene for good eyesight, iron for
healthy red blood cells, calcium for strong bones and teeth, and vitamin C for smooth, clear skin, strong immune cells, and fast wound-healing.
5. Vitamins A, C and E present in jute leaves  “sponge up” free radicals, scooping them up before they can commit cellular sabotage. 6. As a vegetable, it contains an abundance of antioxidants that have been associated with protection from chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and hypertension as well as other medical conditions.
Ayurvedics (ancient Hindu system of healing) use the leaves for ascites, pain, piles, and tumours.
7. Elsewhere, the leaves are used for cystitis, dysuria, fever, and gonorrhoea. The cold infusion is said to restore the appetite and strength.
8. Jute leaves and weight loss
The green leaf has been described as a source of weight loss. Serving jute leaves without meat or fish only has 97 calories. So, for those trying to lose some weight, include jute leaves in your diet.
9. Jute leaves for pregnant women
This jute leaf has been known to be a remedy for pregnant women experiencing prolonged labour. When a pregnant woman is experiencing prolonged labour, a bunch of ewedu leaves squeezed with the stem can be
given to her to drink. It has also been discovered to aid milk secretion in lactating mothers.
      So with this reasons some majority people in Africa prefer to take jute leaves always.  It also serve as an accurate soup to some Africa food dishes, except from that it also taken as a tea for some Asia countries. And I guess that this is part of the reasons that cancer and some of this new generation diseases are not common in old ages because they take a lot of vegetables and which Jute leaves is part of it.
  I hope to give out some tips next on how to make some good income from jute leaves. If jute leaves can survive some countries in the past in their foreign exchange income so why can't it survive a family of their income ?  Then we need to think big and start small     
   

Tomatoes Ebola. Implications and sources

Tuta absoluta is diseases of tomatoes popularly call tomatoes Ebola in Nigeria . it is cause by species of moth in family Gelechiidae known by the common names tomato leafminer . The larva feeds voraciously upon tomato plants, producing large galleries in leaves, burrowing in stalks, and consuming apical buds and green and ripe fruits. It is capable of causing a yield loss of 100%. It also affect some other crops like tobacco, sweet pepper, sweet potatoes e.t.c .
  There are still basically two types of control on tomatoes Ebola which they are
1. Biological control
The following bio-gents could be used to control Tuta absoluta:
1. Trichogramma pertiosum
2. Trichogramma achaeae
3. Macrolophus pygmaeus
4. Nesidiocoris tenuis
5. Nabis pseudoferus
The egg parasitoid Trichogramma achaeae has been identified as a candidate for biological control of the South American Tomato Pinworm, Tuta absoluta. On greenhouse conditions a high efficacy, 91.74 % of damage reduction was obtained when releasing 30 adults/ plant (= 75 adults/ m2) every 3-4 days on August and September of 2008 in the southeast of Spain (Cabello et al., 2009).
The use of biological pest control, the damsel bug Nabis pseudoferus, is being studied to be applied in Spanish greenhouses. Two semi field bioassays on tomato plants, under controlled conditions, have shown an important reduction in the number of eggs of Tuta absoluta, between 92 and 96 %, when releasing 8 or 12 first stage nymphs of Nabis pseudoferus per plant (Cabello et al., 2009).
Microbial control
Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki have exhibited satisfactory efficacy against Tuta absolutalarval infestations in Spanish outbreaks. Delayed application of Bacillus thuringiensis may cause higher insect mortality if the insects become more susceptible to the pathogen after a longer period of feeding on the resistant crop. It is reported that in a combine application of mass release of Trichogramma pertiosum and Bacillus thuringiensis resulted fruit damage only 2 % in South America.
Entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae could be caused female’s mortality up to 37.14%. Laboratory studies indicated Beauveria bassiana could cause 68% larval mortality.
Botanical Insecticides
Neem seed extract, Azadiractin acts as contact and systemic insecticide against Tuta absoluta. A soil application 48.9-100% larval mortality was recorded. Application of neem oil in adaxial surface of the foliage causes 57-100% larval mortality. However, it reported that application directly on larvae caused 52.4-95% mortality (Goncalves-Gervasio and Vendramin, 2008
Botanical Insecticides
Neem seed extract, Azadiractin acts as contact and systemic insecticide against Tuta absoluta. A soil application 48.9-100% larval mortality was recorded. Application of neem oil in adaxial surface of the foliage causes 57-100% larval mortality. However, it reported that application directly on larvae caused 52.4-95% mortality (Goncalves-Gervasio and Vendramin, 2008).
 2. Chemical Controls
Chemical control often fails due to the resistance of Tuta absoluta against many pesticides, but also because a big part of its development takes place inside the plant or the soil, out of reach of Pesticide but still chemical method is the best method in control and curbing it. Frequent intense application of insecticide leads to develop insecticide resistance. Reduce efficiency and control failure of the insecticides used against Tuta absoluta have been reported in South America. Resistance to Pyrethroid and Methamidophos, Cartap has been reported in Brazil, Chile and Argentina. However, there are active ingredients have found to be effective against Tuta absoluta larval infestations in Spanish outbreaks; Imidacloprid, Indoxacarb and spinosad. It is also reported that Deltamethrin has provided effective ‘knock-down’ of adult in Spain.
In my own view I also suggest good agriculture process can play a long role in control and curbing this disease and pest.