I want to believe that anyone who has been closely following Covid 19 on CNN,SKY News and eNCA to say a few,over the past few weeks has now learnt a little bit about how the world works.
We have been summoned by our respective Governments to go on a lockdown to prevent the spread of this virus and we have complied.We have been told by our respective leaders to practice social distancing and have altered our lives,customs,traditions,religions and rituals to comply with these new regulations.
We are told that Covid 19 has no cure right now and in the UK clinical trials are soon to begin so in the meantime we are told that if you feel sick you should rest, drink plenty of fluid, and eat nutritious food. Stay in a separate room from other family members, and use a dedicated bathroom if possible. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
We as Africans have since antiquity been able to heal our African bodies.Covid 19 is an infection of the lungs, Africans know where the cure for lung diseases is found,we xknow it grows on the ground that we walk. We also know how to treat our bodies off Pneumonia,Asthma,Fever,Flu,Tuberculosis,Malaria,runny nose,sore throat and cough. The only thing we need to do is share the knowledge with those that don’t know.
Amazingly the people who know these medicinal plants are also locked down.If the World Health Organization recommends that we eat healthy food,why are they not talking about the medicinal plants that may assist with ailments of the respiratory system?.
I call out all African Ministers Of Health to facilitate and collaborate with traditional healers and herbalist to rise up and heal our fellow brothers and sisters the AfriCAN way.Here is a list of indigenous medicinal plants that have been used in traditional remedies against respiratory ailments and have been passed down from generation to generation by our dearly departed African ancestors.
1.LENGANA (ARTEMISIA AFRA)
2.TSHUKO YA POO (HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA)
3.MOPOROTA (KIGELIA AFRICANA)
4.MOOLOGA (CROTON GRATISSIMUS)
5.MORETOLOGA WA PUDI (XIMENIA AMERICANA)
6.MORETOLOGA WA KGOMO (XIMENIA CAFFRA)
7.ROTHWE (CLEOME GYNANDRA)
8.PEPERE (SCHINUS MOLLE)
9.MOSITSANE (ELEPHANTORRHIZA ELEPHANTINA)
10.MMABA (SECURIDACA LONGIPEDUNCULATA)
11.MPILETSE-BETSHO (HELICHRYSUM ODORATISSIMUM)
12.MOSWI WA RULA (MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIUS)
13.MOKOKONANE (BRIDELIA MOLLIS)
14.RUMO LE MADI (SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS)
15.MONEPENEPE (CASSIA ABBREVIATA)
16.BLUE GUM TREE (EUCALYPTUS GLOBULIS)
17.MASEGOMABE (PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA)
18.KGALEMELA (HIRPICIUM BECHUANENSE)
19.MONAMANE (CASSINE TRANSAALENISI)
These plants may be used as a combination taken orally or boiled then the steam inhaled.You may also add lemon,ginger,garlic and and honey to increase the potency.
Instead of lying on a hospital bed waiting while your health deteriorates, just know that there are alternative ways of healing and they are organic.
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