Bone loss is a silent condition. Many women have no idea that they have suffered bone loss until the day they trip, fall, and fracture a bone. Until now several medicinal plants have been found useful in preventing bone loss. Previously, these Brazilian researches in 2015 indicated that its leaf extract can also prevent bone loss. In childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood, new bone formation outpaces the removal of old bone.

Source: Nigerian Tribune November 23, 2017 03:14 UTC