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Good morning everyone.Today,I want to talk about **Udelekpu**.This is a tree ,with the botanical name **Jatropha curcas**.The Igbo people of the south east of Nigeria call it **Udelekpu**.I dont really know what this tree is called in your own language.

Udelekpu is God's wonderful gift to mankind.Why do I call it a wonderful gift??..It is because this leaf is used to treat  malaria, cough and catarrh.

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*@okoro24 with the leaf*


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**@okoro24 holding bthr the Udelekpu leaf**


**HOW TO USE IT**
Collect good number of the Udelekpu leaves and wash it properly.
Use about **4** or **5** litre of water,cook it well.You cook it for about 30 to 40 minutes.Now it is ready for consumption.

**HOW TO DRINK IT**
The drink is for both adult and children.An adult can take **30 cl** and **15cl**.

As I mentioned earlier, Udelekpu can treat **malaria**,**cough** and **catarrh**.

**What is Malaria??**
Malaria is a disease caused by transmission of malaria parasite into the body by female **anopheles** mosquitoes.Malaria is a disease of the blood that causes chill and high fever.It is spread by mosquitoes when they deposit malaria parasite in the blood of the host.






**What is Cough??**
Cough is simply a reflex mechanism to expel any irritant from the trachea or wind pipe.


**What is Catarrh?**
It is one of the common illness.It is usually associated with a common cold.The common cause of catarrh is cold.


**CONCLUSION**
Udelekpu is a powerful and a wonderful leaf that has good medicinal properties.If you try it,you will see how wonderful Udelekpu leaf could be.
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