Health is a precious commodity to any society as no society can work if its members are unhealthy. Despite the desire for a healthy society, it is not unlikely for individuals to fall ill; and they turn to health practitioners.
Despite derision of its effectiveness and reliability, traditional medicine continues to thrive among the Nigerian populace. Traditional medicine relies on practical knowledge and observation passed down from generation to generation in the diagnosis, prevention and elimination of physical and mental imbalance. There are different categories of traditional health practitioners such as bonesetters, herbalists, traditional birth attendants, traditional surgeons, practitioners of therapeutic occultism, etc.
These traditional healers make use of herbs, that is,…
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