Contest:Tell about natural remedies/traditional medicine that you use

in Steem Healthcare3 years ago (edited)

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Hello steemians! Am delighted to be taking part in this contest. This contest speak deep into our local methods of healing or curing illness and disease. Therefore, I would be delighted to share with you a plant use traditionally for healing. Read on.

Main point
The siam plant is one of the tropical species of the flowering shrub in the sunflower family. Most times they are seen around our houses as weed and are been taken off as weed without knowing the numerous health benefits of the plants.
This plant came into prime light in Nigeria during the civil war. Injuries and other illness made the Nigerian citizen to discover the health benefits of this plants

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The botanical name of this plant is chromolaene odoratar. The western side of Nigeria calls it “awolowo leave” while the Eastern side calls it “obiarakara”.
This plant help prevent and cures numerous illness.
This plant contains phenol,Alkaloids,Triterprnoid,Tannin,Avonoid and limonen.

Some of the uses of this plant are:

  • It decreases cholesterol levels
  • It reduces blood pressure
  • It help in clotting
  • Helps to treat peptic ulcer
  • It help to prevent diabetes
  • It promote fertility

Among this numerous uses of this plant, I use the plant in the case of injury and bleeding. This plant has powerful clotting agent and help to stop bleeding in a very little time.

Mode of application

This plant serves as local treatment of injury and bleeding by rubbing the fresh leaves on the injury. After rubbing the fresh leaves, it would stop the bleeding and also sterilize the injury.
This plant is one of the local remedies uses when we are injured and experience bleeding.

Thanks 💟

Inviting @starrchris, @dewdrop,@camzy

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 3 years ago 

Hi @n-chirs Thank you for your participation :).

 3 years ago 

Hello @n-chris thank you for joining in this contest, you know we also call the leaves
awolowo in South here, and as you rightly said it's benefits are numerous, thank you because I've learn something new from your post. Continue posting your quality contents here

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