Hello Hive
It all started while I was growing up as a child, I never stopped getting sick.
If it wasn't yellow eyes, it will be swollen hands and feets.
My belly was swollen as well and all you could see of this little girl was a protruding pot belly, with tiny hands and feet.
The perfect description of a child with kwashiorkor.
But I was normal and was feeding well.
The search for a solution began at age 7, I can not count the number of shrines I visited, the herbal concoctions of different colors, fermented cooked and prepared in different forms.
Bitter, sour and foul smelling ones, must all be taking but I wasn't close to a solution.
My loving yet illiterate parent knew little about a hospital procedure that could have detected this little manageable health disorder. I did some sacrifices as well, still wondering if the gods are dead 🤓🤓 drank animal urine 🥺🙈 and a whole lot of ugly things.
But thanks to technology, there is a name for what went wrong and I can properly manage and live with that now.
While sampling herbal concoctions, I came across some very special one and to tell you the truth, they are very effective and served the purpose they are needed for
Orin-ata ( a Yoruba word) was a herbal stem I used to reduce the rate of sickling.
While I used this, it gives one more energy and vitality, a good immune booster that also enhances the blood cell...
Guess what?
Its active ingredients were extracted and used in the production of ciclavit and sold on pharmaceutical stores.
The only drawback to taking a direct herbal preparation of it was that, one has no control over his urine, frequency of urination increases and its a bit discomforting when one is in public and have to continuously look for rest room
Beetroot
This is a fruit but we prepare this in herbal concoctions to boost blood levels.
For instance each time I have a low PCV showing that I have very little amount of blood in my system, it works like magic when we boil and prepare this as drink
The list goes on and on for me.
I have been exposed to so many herbal concoctions, and even though these raw preparations may contain toxic substances, I have taking some good ones that has helped me to manage my health properly.
Am happy to share with you my experiences and also invite 