Malaria needs no introduction. It is endemic, it is a
scourge, it is a killer. As much as possible preventive measures should be
taken. Sleep under bed net preferably insecticide treated net. Avoid creating
breeding places for the mosquito carriers. Drain or fill up stagnant ponds and
dispose of containers in which water can gather, etc. Herbal treatment is now
the most reliable option as malaria is now resistant to the usual anti-malaria
pharmaceutical preparations. The symptoms are different from that of typhoid.
One differentiating symptom is that in malaria the whole body including the
extremities is very hot. In typhoid the extremities may be cold. Herbal
treatment must be started in time and must continue well after symptoms have
disappeared.
Herbal remedies include following: bark and leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica); vervain (Verbena hastate/officinalis); Phyllanthus amarus (eyinbisowo,
Yoruba), giant milk weed (bomubomu,
Yoruba); lemon grass; African cucumber (Momordica charantia) (ejirin, Yoruba); Peruvian bark=chinchona=brimstone tree (Morinda lucida) (oruwo, Yoruba); dragon
blood tree (Harungana
madagascariensis) (amuje, Yoruba); Guava
leaves (Psidium guajava); mango leaves (Mangifera indica); phyllanthus
muellerianus (egungun eja, Yoruba); henna (Lawsonia
inermis) (laali, Yoruba) stoolwood bark
(Alstonia boneei) (ahun, Yoruba), siam weed (Chromolaena
odorata) (ewe awolowo, Yoruba); ixora root; basil (Ocimum basilicum/gratisimum) (efirin, Yoruba), etc.
Traditionally,
malaria remedy is prepared as a decoction (agbo, Yoruba) of any combination of
the mentioned herbs. The decoction is
taken hot, one cup 3 times daily. Some of the herbs, such as guava leaves eyinbisowo, lemon grass, henna can also
be prepared from dried leaves as tea. For more rapid action liquid extraction
of the leaves is preferred. The liquid base may be water or malt drink.
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