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Although pharmaceutical breakthroughs in medicine have occurred, reliance on traditional medicine is still prevalent in Africa today.
Below are a host of assertions suggesting various women’s health conditions traditional medicine allegedly cures.
- Cloves and garlic clean the womb
A Facebook user claimed cloves and garlic clean the womb. The claim is false as reliable medical journals and medical experts have not provided any medical or clinical explanation regarding the assertion.
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- Beans, soursop cures cancer within two weeks
A Facebook user claimed that consuming only beans and soursop within two weeks can cure prostate, cervical, and breast cancer.
However, the claim is false, as the items mentioned are food, and although there is no harm in consuming them, they should not be thought of as remedies for curing the cancers mentioned above.
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- Homemade concoction causes male twins’ conception
A Facebook page shared a video that consuming homemade concoction would cause the conception of twin boys, especially for expectant mothers.
However, DUBAWA discovered the claim to be false. Studies and experts reveal that consuming a homemade concoction of beetroot, garlic, cinnamon sticks, turmeric, and ginger cannot help an expectant mother conceive twins.
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- Guava leaves cures miscarriages, pregnancy spotting
A Facebook user alleged in a post that tender guava leaves are a remedy for miscarriages and pregnancy spotting.
But the claim is false. Consuming soaked guava leaves is not a remedy for miscarriage or spotting pregnancy. Rather, miscarriages and spotting during pregnancy may be due to infection, trauma, or implantation bleeding.
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- Neem plants work as contraceptives for unwanted pregnancy
A Facebook user claimed neem plant extract can be used as a contraceptive for unwanted pregnancy.
Studies show that the claim is misleading. Experts say that although neem plant extract has some form of contraceptive effects, it is not an approved form of contraceptive. One study also revealed that it caused liver damage when it was tested on rats.
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- Inserting garlic in your vagina cures infection
An Instagram user claims inserting garlic in the vagina cures vagina odour, itching and infection.
However, DUBAWA discovered that the claim was misleading. Although garlic has antimicrobial and antifungal properties, research has shown that its health-related benefits can only be obtained orally (eaten raw or with food) or topically (cream). Furthermore, health experts have warned against inserting anything in the vagina.
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- Ginger, cinnamon mixture can be used as contraceptives
An Instagram user claimed a boiled mixture of ginger and cinnamon can be used as a form of contraceptive against unwanted pregnancy.
However, experts divulged that although the spices in question are usually used in traditional practices, clinical trials are still much needed to validate their potency.
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- Cloves, ginger, turmeric and garlic cure vaginal infection
A Facebook user claimed cloves, ginger, turmeric, and garlic mixture can cure vaginal infection.
But, DUBAWA discovered that more evidence is needed to support the statement. Careful findings reveal that no extensive clinical trial has proven the combined efficacy of the items mentioned for the health condition. Although each item has general antimicrobial properties, total reliance on them may pose health risks to the infected person.
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