JAMAICAN BISSY (COLA NUT) Grated

What is Jamaican Bizzy?  Jamaican bizzy(same as bissy), otherwise known as Cola/kola nut or bizzy nut, is the seed pod that grows on the relatively small kola nut tree. The lowland forest tree can only thrive in hot humid climate such as is this case, on the island of Jamaica. The Jamaican bizzy is highly heralded on the island for its believed medicinal properties. The nut contains a small percentage of caffeine among other chemicals such as starch, glucose, sucrose and bromine. The bizzy tree has origins on the African continent and many of its uses in Jamaica were adopted from West African cultures. How to use Jamaican Bizzy?   The benefits of Jamaican bizzy are generally harvested by using the nut to make a Jamaican style Bizzy tea. The nut is washed then grated and allowed to boil in a clean container for a few minutes. The tea is then sweetened using honey or sugar; there are some, mainly the young, who even enjoy their bizzy with sweetened condensed milk. A popular recipe for bi