What herbs are used in African Medicine?
Since the continent of Africa is the earth's home of a diverse and extensive list of medicinally beneficial plant life the list is long and it includes lots of commonly used plants like Aspalathus Linearis (Rooibos) Agathosma Betulina (Buchu) Harpagophytum Procumbens (Devil's Claw) Hoodia Gordinii (Hoodia) and Aloe Ferox (Cape Aloe).
What are these medicines used for?
The practitioners of traditional African Medicine claim largely and without a lot of documented proof to be able to cure a wide range of medical conditions up to and including cancer using these medicinal plants. High blood pressure, psychiatric disorders, cholera, fever, anxiety, depression, and most venereal diseases. The herbal remedies usually used in ancient bush medicine African herbal medicinal plants are not only considered for their healing ability but their spiritual significance as well. In African bush medicine, most diagnosis is reached through spiritual means, and treatment, usually herbal, is recommended. The plant Dichaetanthera Africana is commonly used in the Congo and Cameroon to treat a variety of ailments like inflammation.
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