Africa Check contacted Cosmos Enyindah, a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria. Enyindah said, unlike orthodox medicine, many herbal mixtures were ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has agreed rules for the testing of African herbal remedies to fight Covid-19. Sound science would be the sole basis for safe and effective traditional ...

Earlier studies had demonstrated how a herbal preparation made predominantly with garlic, ginger, onions, scent leaf, lemon grass, unripe pawpaw, lime/lemon, African pepper (Uda in Igbo), clove ...

Tunisia produces around 10,000 tonnes of aromatic and medicinal herbs each year, according to official figures. Rosemary accounts for more than 40 percent of essential oil exports, mainly destined ...

The use of herbal medicines in Uganda is rising, with new products entering the market each day, amid concerns on their safety and effectiveness. As a result of the high demand for herbal ...