“How to treat vaginal discharge with guava leaves,” reads the headline of a message posted on Facebook in Nigeria in May 2020.
“Ingredients – 25 leaves of guava. 2 liters of water preparation and user’s guide. Pour the guava leaves in a saucepan with two liters of water and leave on fire for 1 hour. Remove it, let it sit and then use the liquid to wash the vaginal area. Repeat this treatment twice a day, for a full week.”
Guava, with the botanical name
Psidium guajava, is a fruit and small tropical tree from the
Myrtaceae family. The fruit is round to pear-shaped, and edible.
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Traditional medicine could improve healthcare in Nigeria, experts told a February 2021 meeting of alternative medicine practitioners.
One of them, Dr
Moyo Kasim, head of the Lagos State College of Health Technology, said alternative medicine was part of Nigeria’s culture.