Indians love Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) and it's cousin Neem tree leaf (Azadirachta indica) and our ancient medicines uses both for various medicinal solutions. Especially considered good for Diabetes. I, unlike most of my country people, do not like very bitter things, though i can chew neem from time to time. Better than Bitter gourd.
However @eunice9200 do read up on research for these leaves. A lot of such strong extracts do end up hurting some organs like liver if consumed in certain combinations. This is becoming a big issue here in India with turmeric. It is supposed to be good but people have taken it to extremes and are consuming turmeric at posionous levels for the body. keep an eye out for this.
About the back garden, again this is something i see across India, and why I feel I will be home in Nigeria too. In metros not so much, but every small town in India will have ladies growing something useful, and villages of course will have entire kitchen gardens where everything is grown. I tried a few pots in my balcony. One was some flower, another was green chillies. they bloomed for one cycle and just died out. I don't trust my black thumb since then :)
cheers from a fellow #dreemerforlife.