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Native medicine -vs- Modern medicine
« on: September 12, 2006, 05:37:13 PM »
Do you think *native medicine* as we call it in Nigeria

is better for us and has less side effects than,

modern day medicines you get from the Doctor or

chemists?

What experiences have you had.What would you

recommend?

Have you got any funny stories to tell about the use of

traditional medicines?

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« Last Edit: September 20, 2006, 07:57:09 PM by PrincessB »

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Re: Native medicine -vs- Modern medicine
« Comment or Reply #1 on: September 20, 2006, 06:43:32 PM »
Do you think *natve medicine* as we call it in Nigeria

is better for us and has less side effects than,

modern day medicines you get from the Doctor or

chemists?

What experiences have you had.What would you

reccomend? Have you got any funny stories to tell about useing

traditional medicines?


PrincessB

I will rather say alternate medicine than native medicine. I think before the invention of modern medicine our fore fathers used it and it works for them and up till today they still use.
For instance , where I came from in Nigeria if you have a broken leg what they do is that they will take a live Chicken cut it leg,
apply some concursion as the chicken leg heal so also the leg will heal . so what would u say to that PrincessB?
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Re: Native medicine -vs- Modern medicine
« Comment or Reply #2 on: September 20, 2006, 07:47:12 PM »
I have had experience of Alternative medicine.

There was a time I was really sick for several months.
I went to the Doctor but nothing worked.

When I happened to go home(to my village) one
old woman called me and told me what was wrong with me.
I do not know how she knew since I had not told anybody.

She gave me some herbs and told me to put them in my food.
By the next morning the problem was gone.

I have to say..since then, I tend to look at plants and try to find
out what their health benefits are.

There are so many things we use everyday for cooking, we are
not even aware of their benefits.

An example...
Thyme..is so called because it is good for a woman who is
going through..that time of the month.

Now how many of you knew that?

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Re: Native medicine -vs- Modern medicine
« Comment or Reply #3 on: September 25, 2006, 09:02:18 PM »
my wife is nigerian as well and she agree with you,sometimes native medecine is better dont have side effects.she like take more herball things than medicins from chemist and sometimes i have too agree with her. :D

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Re: Native medicine -vs- Modern medicine
« Comment or Reply #4 on: October 03, 2006, 05:34:20 AM »
the medecine i like more is the chinese because i think first i feel better without the chemicals the modern medicine have with side effects sometimes very dangerous and i'm a person like natural medicins and i make what is better for my body.

 



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