Bitter kola also known as Garcinia kola is a species of floweringplant in the Clusiaceae or Guttiferae family. Its natural habitatis subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Nigeria is theprincipal producer of bitter kola producing about 150, 000 tons.

It is used for food purposes apart from serving as a raw materialin pharmaceutical industries for production of drugs. Thisproduct is hugely demanded in the international market due to itshealth benefits.