By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu In Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, and other African countries, cassava leaves are revered in the kitchen, unlike Ghana. They are used in making stew and soup. History tells us that the oldest use of cassava was tracked by archaeologists from the University of Colorado who discovered a 1400-year-old cassava field under a pile of volcanic ash in Ceren, El Salvador, in 2007. But what are the scientific benefits of cassava leaves in our diets? I explore herein this article. Indeed, nature is filled with a treasure of beneficial plants, herbs, fruits, seeds,…
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