Azanza Garckeana is the botanical name for Goron Tula, a multipurpose edible fruit with a sweet and chewy nut often referred to as 'African Chewing Gum'.
Known as snot apple, Silky Kola, Azanza, tree hibiscus or wild hibiscus in English, Goron Tula is a ‘miracle fruit’ packed with loads of healthy and sexual benefits.
This amazing fruit found in the northern part of Nigeria is an indigenous fruit tree species that are semi-domesticated by the people of Tula in Gombe state, an important indigenous source of food in Tula and a major component of Kayan Mata.
Goron Tula which is widely cultivated in Tula, a community in Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State and Michika, a community in Adamawa State in Nigeria has birthed tales of improved sexual performance, transformation and improvement.
Belonging to the family Malvaceae, Goron Tula contains certain chemical constituent such as alkaloids, amino acids, ascorbic acid, carotenoids, cyanogenic glucosides and flavonoids
As a result of these compounds, Goron Tula possesses a wide range of pharmacological activities such as antibacterial, antifungal, antihyperglycemic, antimalarial, antioxidant and iron absorption.
The pulp and seed of the fruit is an important source of phytochemicals and mineral components such as ascorbic acid, Magnesium, Calcium, Sodium, Iron, Potassium, Phosphorus, crude fibre, Carotenoids, Tannins, Saponins, Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Phenols, C. glucosides and Xanthone.
The health benefits of Goron Tula includes prevention of high blood pressure, lowers blood sugar level, ease digestion, improves the body immune system and can serve as a remedy for asthma, aside from the sexual benefits.
