A nutritionist says that fasting has countless health benefits aside from the religious obligations upon Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan. Prof. Olayinka Karim, Dean-elect of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, said this while delivering the Annual Ramadan Lecture organised by Al-Hissan Islamic Outreach in Ilorin on Wednesday. No partnership will resolve […]
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From public buses to social media in Nigeria, herbal medicines are boisterously advertised as miracle cures. They are not short of takers, even as medical experts urge caution. Is there a clash between traditional medicine and science?
Need a “solution” for miscarriage? Reach for the amaranth plant. Suffering from rheumatoid arthritis? A paste of mango bark and onion should do the trick. Hepatitis B? No worry, drink a mix of herbs, spices and camel urine. Your child having convulsions? A combination of onion, ginger, garlic and oil will end them. Then there’s the herbal remedy for the coronavirus from Madagascar that captured the continent’s attention.
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