Home / Without Label / Introducing Bitter leaf.The herb known as bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) is a shrub or small tree that can reach 23 feet in height when fully grown. Bitter leaf has a grey or brown coloured bark, which has a rough texture and is flaked. The herb is an indigenous African plant; which grows in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Bitter Leaf helps to cleanse such vital organs of the body like the liver and the kidney. Bitter leaf is also used in the treatment of skin infections such as ringworm, rashes and eczema. It is known as bitter leaf and may be used as active anti-cancer, anti-bacteria, anti-malarial, and anti-parasitic agent. This plant also contains complex active components that are pharmacologically useful.