Apart from Miracle Leaf, it is commonly known as Cathedral Bells, Air plant, Life plant and Goethe plant, a succulent plant, native to Madagascar. Yoruba calls it Ewe Abamoda.

The plant is popular in folklore medicine. It has been used for the treatment of a variety of conditions such as rheumatism, cough, asthma, tonsillitis diarrhea, body pain, arthritis, heartburn, skin ulcer, peptic ulcer, diabetes mellitus and microbial infections. It could be applied to wounds, boils and Insect bites.

What is the best way to use miracle leaf?
It is best consumed as tea, blended in juices or eaten raw. The leaf of life is also good for treatment of kidney stones.

Specific Uses:

1. Kidney Stones – Consume 4 – 5 leaves with a glass of water first thing in the morning for about two months.

2. High Blood Pressure – Chew 5 leaves of Miracle plant with one bulb of garlic in the morning before breakfast for 15 days lower High Blood Pressure considerably.

3. Stomach Ulcer – Chew 4 – 5 leaves with some quantity of Ground-nuts in the morning before breakfast for two weeks. You will later forget you had ulcer.

4. Cough – Treat colds and coughs with the juice of the leaves along with sugar candy.

5. Pain – Grind 7 fresh leaves into a poultice. Apply the poutice evenly to the affected area. Apply a fresh poultice twice a day, morning and night as often as needed.