By Chinyere Nnaemeka
The Imo State Chairman of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Dr. Echeta Bartholomew Uzodimma has advised Nigerian to go back to eating our natural foods, vegetables, and fruits.
The Chairman gave the advise on Friday during the marking of the 15th edition of the 2024 HerbFest in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Echeta stated that most of the sicknesses we are suffering from now is as a result of what we consume; processed foods, junks, among others.
He continued that during the time of our parents, they hardly get sick because they feed more on vegetables, fresh food, and other natural food items they get from their farms.
He therefore advised Nigerians to go back to the culture of eating natural foods, and fruit in other to stay healthy.
Speaking about herbs, he averred, ” Every medicine has its origin from herbs. The only difference is that the white men in their ingenuity extracts the active ingredient of those herbs, and utilize it into some of the drugs we consume today. They further trace it to the point of action which is when and how it should work, which we have not learnt.
“So for now, that is the problem we have with herbs, for we feel that it is every part of a herbal leave for instance, that takes care of a particular health challenge, which is not always the case.
“So if we can be able to extract what does what in a herb, then, we can be able to properly explore the potentials of our herbs. For if we understand this very well, we will know the ways of preserving and preparing them to be used as drugs and food.
“Another pertinent thing to note about herbal medicine is to know your limitations that is when to tell a patient to go, and seek an alternative solution to a problem if you see that the results you are expecting are not forth coming
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