PERFECT FOR DETOX & WEIGHT LOSS! We still call it Ngombo (gumbo) in West Africa:

https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/the-hand-lens/explore/narratives-details/?irn=7566#:~:text=Abelmoschus esculentus, commonly known as,century through the slave trade. "Abelmoschus esculentus, commonly known as okra, is thought to have originated from the region around Ethiopia. It is estimated that the plant arrived in the Southern United States beginning around the 16th century through the slave trade."