Learn about the natural bark remedy used by African midwives for centuries to reduce pain, relax muscles, and improve ...

As China and India have shown, blending traditional and western medicine, why can’t Africa with its rich herbal knowledge do the same? Asks Dr Njoki Ngumi When the initial mediation to end the ...

Africa's numerous cultures have long enjoyed a heritage of diets based on items known to be good for gut and metabolic health ...

In a sunlit shack on the outskirts of Lesotho's capital Maseru, 34-year-old Lieketseng Lucia Tjatji sits under a black cloth ...

Dr Yemi Kunle from NIPRD's department of Traditional Medicine believes traditional healers can become allies in the fight against AIDS and other diseases. "They work with a variety of medicinal ...

A new study shows that a switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, ...

Makueni County Health Chief Officer, Dr Patrick Musyoki, believes the trend of seeking for traditional African medicine is not ending any time soon and hence the reason the county government view ...

A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases.