Femi Makinde, Osogbo
The National Association of the Nigerian
Traditional Medicine Practitioners has said its members can cure
President Muhammadu Buhari of any ailment he is battling with if
consulted.
The Patron of the NANTMP, Dr.
Adesunmiboye Fawawo, said this in an interview with our correspondent in
Osogbo on Tuesday on the sidelines of the inauguration of the new
executives of the association.
He said many Nigerians died cheaply
because the practice of medicinal and therapeutic use of plants was
being looked down upon in the country while orthodox medicine was being
promoted.
Fawawo said, “President Muhammadu
Buhari is our national leader and we must guard him with all jealousy.
We are a national body which is recognised by the Federal Government.
The association was established during the tenure of former President
Olusegun Obasanjo and he used our products. You can see how strong he is
even at his age.
“We have been able to treat patients
whose families had lost hope on their recovery. Unfortunately, we have
not been consulted to treat President Buhari. We can treat him and the
government must realise that travelling abroad for treatment may not
solve the issue.
“If you get to mortuaries, many corpses
found there are those of rich people because they don’t trust their
health with local treatment. Many rich people believe in expensive drugs
and treatment but this will go a long way to deepen recession.”
Fawawo said those who were afraid of the
potency of herbs usually frightened others by saying herbs caused
kidney problems and other issues.
According to him, this is not true if the right dosage is used.
He said some herbal products were being
exported to Europe and the United States while some were in hospitals,
including seleru agbo which, he said, was at the Ladoke Akintola
University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.
He noted that the Nigeria Educational
Research Development Council, in partnership with the Osun State
Government, was working on how to teach pupils the use of herbs to cure
common ailments like stomach ache and others.
Also, the Assistant Secretary General of
the association, Dr. Ade Adeagbo, lamented the neglect of traditional
medicine in the country, saying Nigeria was wasting a huge amount on
importation of drugs.
He suggested that government should
invest in local production of herbal mixtures instead of wasting money
to import synthetic drugs which, according to him, has many negative
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