Hello prestigious steem women in steem womens club, how are we doing today? It's a pleasure for me to be here today to contribute my own quota among the African women of this club,I thank you immensely our enviable leader, @ngoenyi for such a thoughtful topic today. I know after going through the topic today, I will get more information to add to the ones I know before which is the real essence for this educative contest.

INTRODUCTION

What ever we decide to take into our system at one time or the other are the secret of healthy living from time immemorial, taking herbs for one reason or another is part of healthy lifestyle.These days we see people get lots of ailments ignoring or neglecting to apply herbs for relief focusing totally on orthodox medications but forgetting that even the orthodox medicines are derivatives from herbs, roots, fruits and vegetables.

Here are some of my suggested natural remedies:
*Uda
*Lemon grass (achara tea)
*Akpuli
*Veniga
*Allovera leaves.
*Soursop
*Pawpaw leaves combined with garlic.

TELL US HOW TO USE THEM AND MIXTURE

UDA

Uda is a fruit from a tree which is
generally and mostly known and used among the Igbo trbe of Nigeria. It's a detoxifying fruit used for the cleansing of the inner womb of women in Igbo tribe after giving birth to babies. It can be cut in pieces or used in whole.

TELL US THEIR USES

Uda is cooked together with sliced yam tuber by adding much water that will in turn become a source of the meal. Uda is an immune boosting agent. Uda is a detoxifying after birth agent for women who newly delivered babies.

PREPARATION

You add your ingredients like stockfish, smoked fish, much chili pepper, add the uda fruit, no red oil is added, add blended cryfish, add Maggie, add little salt to taste as you like but make sure she drinks the source and eat the yam. Drink the uda source while very hot for a perfect result.
The woman that just given birth to a baby is told to drink the source of the watery yam source while it's very hot which will in the other hand flourish out clothed after birth blood and every other unwanted deposits inside her womb.
It's a cleancer of the after birth debris from the womb. (Ji miri oku as it's called in Igbo language).
Uda has a beautiful aroma when boiled as you are cooking you and everyone around will be perceiving the beautiful aroma of uda, it's part of the revealer that a woman around the corner has delivered a baby or babies. The Igbos appreciate this 'ji miri oku nne omugwo.'

ANY SIDE EFFECT?

There has never been any known side effect records. The usage and method has been from generation to generation. Nothing negative has ever been seen or heard.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO TAKE UDA SOURCE
Uda source with much Pepe is mainly for a woman that newly delivered a baby.
For the cleansing of her womb it also helps to improve breast milk flow on a woman who delivered baby newly.

LEMON GRASS

Lemon grass is a malaria and typhoid healing agent.

USES OF LEMON GRASS

Lemon grass, when cut, washed with clean water, boiled in the pot by adding a measure of a clean water, boiled for some time then drink while it's very hot. The malaria and typhoid fever in your body will gradually flushed out and patient will regain healthy life.

ANY SIDE EFFECTS

There has never been any known side effects.
I know this mixture has been known for many years now, it's not a new remedy
ELIGIBILITY OF USAGE:
Anybody suffering from malaria and typhoid are eligible to use it but the measurement differs between adults and children.

AKPULI

Akpuli is a blood boosting leaves known in Igbo tribe of Nigeria for who ever that is suffering from anemia.

THE MIXTURE

These are leaves plucked from it's tree, you dry the at a room temperature heat humidity not sun so as to retain the natural benefits. You take some, wash in clean water, put into your pot and boil for some time like five minutes then sieve and pour in your cup and drink either cold or hot but best when it's hot. It will turn red colour when boiled, add milk and sugar if so wish or drink just as it is.

USES OF AKPULI

Take like a cup at a time, go and do a check you will see that your blood level that was very low has increased. I and my family members use to drink it often, we use it as tea by adding milk and sugar, low and behold it has become cups of tea for brake fast. You sàve some beaverage expenses and still boost your blood level. Non of your family members will become anemic, giving the whole family a healthy lifestyle.

ANY SIDE EFFECTS

There has never been any recorded side effect at all
ELIGIBILITY FOR USAGE
Akpuli drink is good for everyone in the family.
It's a blood building agent, taking it responsively deters the whole family from being anemic.
Experience: my experience with akpuli has been a good one for many years now, I and my family have been enjoying a balanced blood levels.
My younger sister was told by her gynecologist to have a blood boost when she was pregnant, my mum said no and just went to the bush plugged and boiled akpuli leave she drank like a week, as she for antinatal check, the same doctor told her,that her blood level has been boosted and the level was perfect.

VENIGA

Viniga leaves, this is a little shrub at my backyard. It's very effective in the eradication of lots of ailments from people's bodies at all time.
Viniga leaves looks and shapes like currianda leaves, but very greenish, very bitter in taste.

USES

Viniga leaves are bitter beyond measure.
Cut a handful of viniga leaves, wash with clean water boil on fire in your pot, sieve it and drink.
Because of the very much bitter taste, it reduces blood sugar level very fast. It's most times recommended for diabetic patients. Just boil and drink twice a day, morning and evening, after some days check your sugar level it will beçome very normal and better.
Did you remember this very leave was the very viniga drink they forced Jesus Christ to drink at his crucifixion. I normally boil and drink any time I feel that sugar is much in my system and it has been helping me have sugar level balance in my body. You can also boil it together with achara leaves, drink to be free from malaria and diabetes.

ANY SIDE EFFECTS?

In all these locally sourced herbs, there has never been any recorded side effects. They're all remedies to one ailment or the other. Many families that have this knowledge are free from running helter skelter in and out of hospitals or pharmacy shops. But if you don't have too much sugar in your blood, do not use it because it's meant to reduce much sugar in the blood, so check your sugar level and intake before usage.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO USE THEM AND WHO IS NOT?

As far as I know everyone is eligible but don't use if the sugar in your blood in normal. It's most useful for diabetic patients. Use it when needed but the measurement differs from adult to children, even dosage is different too just take it or administer it on your wards with wisdom.

WHAT POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES HAVE YOU HAD USING THEM?

I have been using and giving to all my family members when needed but none of us have had any course for alarm, so to me, they're all helpful remedies every woman should try to know and have them around their homes in case of emergency.

ALLOVERA LEAVES

This is a well known leaves in the locality for it's imbeded remedies to human beings, so it's planted in many homes.

BENEFITS OF ALLOVERA JUICE

It has so much benefits. It's bitter to taste.
The juice inside when removed and applied to the scalp of any head the hair starts to grow rapidly. It relieves stomach disorders
If any one has fire burnt on any part of your body just apply the juice of it to the affected area within few hours it will clear and start a healing process.
Allovera juice are used to create body cream that smoothens the skin and makes it subtle to behold.
It can be mixed with tumeric and other ingredients to make bathing soap.
ANY SIDE EFFECTS:
There's has never been any recorded side effects using allovera juice both for lotion, hair cream and soap. It's a beautifying agent to both the old and young.

SOURSOP JUICE

Suorsop is a sweet fruit with seeds inside it.
But very medicinal.it has so many uses like
Boosting of immune system.
It boosts digestion.
It improves good cholesterol in the body.
It maintains healthy bones and teeth.
HOW TO USE
Get ripped soursop, cut open, remove the back which is the outer layer, you see the seeds.
Extract the juice, remove seeds blend with blender and drink immediately for effective results.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion all the herbs mentioned here are good for whatever they are to be used for but that doesn't make them prescription drugs for any body, they are only local remedies, still seek for doctors help and reports when sick.
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