HERBAL CURE FOR MALARIA (AISAN IBA) IN YORUBA HERBAL MEDICINE

Asian iba (malaria) still remains one the killing diseases in Africa, even though some developed part of the world have through adequate prevention able to overcome the disease. How ever the experience here in yoruba land has proved that traditional herbal medicine like Agbo and agunmu (decoction)  was far more effective in curring malaria than the orthodox pills. Hence in this work babalawo Obanifa will explain intensively  yoruba herbal cure available to cure malaria.
The orthodox explanation of what is malaria, their cause, symptoms and Prevention from orthodox perspective  will also be be explained in detail after which different efficacious herbal remedies to cure malaria will be
discussed in detail in concluding part of this work.

In attempt to explain what is malaria, causes, symptoms and treatment From orthodox perspective the substantial part of Peter Lam work title 'malaria - causes, symptoms and treatment' will be adopted here. The work has been reveiw by Helen Webberly And published on www.medicalnewstoday.com.. According to Lam, Malaria is a life-threatening blood disease caused by parasites transmitted to humans through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito. Once an infected mosquito bites a human and transmits the parasites, those parasites multiply in the host's liver before infecting and destroying red blood cells.

The disease can be controlled and treated if diagnosed early on. Unfortunately, this is not possible in some areas of the world lacking in medical facilities, where malaria outbreaks can occur.

What is malaria?

Derived from the Italian word for "bad air," it was originally thought swamp fumes in Rome were the cause of malaria, as outbreaks were a regular occurrence there.


There are more than 100 types of Plasmodium parasites,5 which can infect a variety of species. Scientists have identified five types that specifically infect humans,6 they are:

P. falciparum - located worldwide in tropical and suburban areas, but predominately in Africa. An estimated 1 million people are killed by this strain every year. The strain can multiply rapidly and can adhere to blood vessel walls in the brain, causing rapid onset of severe malaria including cerebral malaria.

P. vivax - located in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, it is arguably the most widespread due to the high population of Asia. This strain has a dormant liver stage that can activate and invade the blood after months or years, causing many patients to relapse.

P. ovale - located mainly in West Africa, it is biologically and morphologically very similar to P. vivax. However, unlike P. vivax, this strain can affect individuals who are negative with the Duffy blood group, which is the case for many residents of sub-Saharan Africa. This explains the greater prevalence of P. ovale (rather than P. vivax) in most of Africa.

P. malariae - located worldwide and the only human malaria parasite to have a three-day cycle. If left untreated, P. malariae can cause a long-lasting, chronic infection that can last a lifetime and which may cause the nephrotic syndrome.

P. knowlesi - located in Southeast Asia and associated with macaques (a type of monkey). This strain has a 24 hour cycle and can, therefore, multiply rapidly once a patient is infected, causing an uncomplicated case to become serious very quickly. Fatal cases of infection with this strain have been reported.


Causes of malaria

Malaria is caused by the bites from the female Anopheles mosquito, which then infects the body with the parasite Plasmodium. This is the only mosquito that can cause malaria.

The successful development of the parasite within the mosquito depends on several factors, the most important being humidity and ambient temperatures.

When an infected mosquito bites a human host, the parasite enters the bloodstream and lays dormant within the liver. For the next 5-16 days, the host will show no symptoms but the malaria parasite will begin multiplying asexually.7

The new malaria parasites are then released back into the bloodstream when they infect red blood cells and again begin to multiply. Some malaria parasites, however, remain in the liver and are not released until later, resulting in recurrence.

An unaffected mosquito becomes infected once it feeds on an infected individual, thus beginning the cycle again.

Symptoms of malaria

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), malaria symptoms can be classified in two categories: uncomplicated and severe malaria.

Uncomplicated malaria is diagnosed when symptoms are present, but there are no clinical or laboratory signs to indicate a severe infection or the dysfunction of vital organs. Individuals suffering from this form, can eventually develop severe malaria if the disease is left untreated, or if they have poor or no immunity to the disease.

Symptoms of uncomplicated malaria
typically last 6-10 hours and occur in cycles that occur every second day, although some strains of the parasite can cause a longer cycle or mixed symptoms. Symptoms are often flu-like and may be undiagnosed or misdiagnosed in areas where malaria is less common. In areas where malaria is common, many patients recognize the symptoms as malaria and treat themselves without proper medical care.

Uncomplicated malaria typically has the following progression of symptoms through cold, hot and sweating stages:

Sensation of cold, shivering

Fever, headaches, and vomiting (seizures sometimes occur in young children)

Sweats followed by a return to normal temperature, with tiredness.

Severe malaria is defined by clinical or laboratory evidence of vital organ dysfunction. This form has the capacity to be fatal if left untreated. As a general overview, symptoms of severe malaria include:

Fever and chills

Impaired consciousness

Prostration (adopting a prone or prayer position)

Multiple convulsions

Deep breathing and respiratory distress
Abnormal bleeding and signs of anemia
Clinical jaundice and evidence of vital organ dysfunction.

Tests and diagnosis of malaria

Early diagnosis of malaria is critical for a patient's recovery. Any individual showing signs of malaria should be tested immediately. The WHO strongly advise parasitological confirmation by microscopy or a rapid diagnostic test (RDT).
The choice of testing method is, of course, dependent on the medical facilities available. RDT has become popular worldwide due to its capacity to provide a quick diagnosis.

RDTs are increasingly used as health care professionals seek to not only improve testing methodologies, but also to ensure that the opportunity for testing reaches a wider audience. The number of RDTs distributed by national malaria control programs around the world has increased substantially. In 2005, less than 200,000 RDTs were provided, in 2012 this number had risen to 108 million.

The signs and symptoms of the disease are non-specific. However, malaria is clinically suspected on the basis of fever, or a history of fever. Unfortunately, there is no combination of symptoms that can reliably distinguish the disease from other causes, hence the importance of a parasitological test.

In some malaria-endemic areas, such as sub-Saharan Africa, the disease is so intense that a large proportion of the local population can develop a mild immunity to the disease. As a result, some people can still carry the parasites in their bloodstream, but do not fall ill.

Treatments for malaria

If left untreated, malaria can be fatal. The aim of treatment is to eliminate the Plasmodium parasite from the patient's bloodstream. Even those who are asymptomatic may be treated for infection so as to reduce the risk of disease transmission in the general populace.

Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is recommended by the WHO to treat uncomplicated malaria. Artemisinin is derived from the plant Artemisia annua, better known as sweet wormwood, and is known for its ability to reduce quickly the number of Plasmodium parasites in the bloodstream.

ACT is artemisinin combined with a partner drug. The role of artemisinin is to reduce the number of parasites within the first three days while the partner drugs eliminate the rest.

Expanding the access to ACTs has been integral to the global fight against the disease. In 2013, 392 million ACT treatment courses were obtained by endemic countries, a substantial rise from 11 million in 2005.

However, there is growing concern about the increase of cases of malaria resistant to the effects of ACTs. As of February 2015, artemisinin resistance has been confirmed in five countries: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. For these cases, individuals were still successfully treated, but the ACT must contain an effective partner drug.

The WHO has warned that as no alternatives to artemisinin are likely to become available for several years, and because ACTs are the main treatment for P. falciparum malaria, it is of paramount importance that steps be taken to prevent the spread of ACT-resistant strains. National malaria control programs are now being asked to regularly monitor the efficacy of antimalarial medicines in use to ensure that treatments remain efficacious.

Herbal Cure For Malaria (Aisan Iba)In  Yoruba Herbal Medicine By Babalawo Obanifa

*. Ewe Ewuro (bitter leave with scientific name Verlonia amygdalina), ewe dongoyaro (leave of Azadiracta indica)  ewe mango (mangoes leave with scientific name magnifera indica) ewe kashu (cashew leave). Put everything inside clean pot with cover. Fill it up with Clean water. Boil it for 40 minutes. Uses :take it one cup three times a day for a week.

*. Ewe oruwo tutu (fresh leaves of Brimstone with scientific name Morinda Lucida) squeeze it with clean water. Uses :take one small shot of it three times a day till you are healed.

*. Ewe ibepe tutu (fresh leaves of pawpaw with scientific name carica papaya) ewe ewuro tutu (fresh leave of bitter leaves with scientific name Verlonia amygdalina). Put it inside a clean pot, fill it up with water. Boil it for 30 minutes. Uses :drink the decoction one glass cup two times a day.


*. Ewe asunwon  funfun tutu  (fresh leave of  cassia podocarpa) put it inside a clean pot.
Fill it up with water. Boil it for thirty minutes.. Use drink it a small glass cup three times daily.

*. Ewe Osepotu tutu (fresh leave of Sida Acuta). Boil it in clean water. Uses :three times a day.

*. Ewe imi esu tutu (fresh leave of goat weed with scientific name Agerantum Conizoides) use ordinary water or omi ekan tabi omi ori ogi (that is water flow on pounded corn)  put the leaves inside the water. Boil it for thirty minutes. Use :drink half cup of it three times a day for a week.

*. Ewe pandoro tutu (get fresh leave of Africa kigelia) put it inside clean pot, fill it with water, Boil it for forty minutes. Uses :drink it  one glass cup two times a day.


*. Ewe atare tutu (fresh leaves of alligator pepper with scientific name Aframomum melegueta) ewe roro tutu (fresh leave of Eriosema Psoraleiodes). Boil it with clean water for thirty minutes. Uses : drink the decotion one cup three time a day till you get cure..

*. Ewe Owu tutu, Owu Ilorin (fresh cotton plant leaves with scientific name Gossypium barbardense). Put it inside water, add a little pinch of salt to it. Squeeze it with water. Uses :drink one shot of the extract two times a day.

*. Epo igi Awopa (fresh bark stem of Eastham chloranta). Cut it into pieces. Soak it inside 7 up drinks. Uses :drink as much as you can a day.

*. Iresile ewe Ako ibepe (dry leaves of male pawapaw species of with scientific name Carrica papaya)., Boil it with water for one hour. Uses :take it two shot a day, morning and night.

*. Ewe Ejinrin wewe (fresh leave of Africa cucumber with scientific name Mormordica charantia) iyo die (a pinch of salt) kahun Bilala die (little Trona).Boil it with water for twenty minutes. Uses :drink it one glass cup every morning.

*. Ewe osan wewe tutu (fresh leave of lime orange plant with scientific name Citrus Aurantifolia).. Boil it in clean water. Use drink one cup of it per day.

*. Ewe oruwo tutu (fresh Brimstone leave with scientific name Morinda Lucida)  emu oguro (palm wine). Use the palm wine to squeeze the extract and drink it often, you will be immune against malaria.

*. Ewe Agogo igun tutu (fresh leave of Heliotracium Indicum)  boil it with clean water. Uses drink it one glass cup two times a day.

*. Epo igi amuje  (stem bark of Harungana Madagascariensis), epo ahun (back stem of stool wood with scientific name Alstonia boonei), ewe Orin ayin (fresh leaves of Anogeissus leiocarpus) ewe mangoes (fresh leave of mango tree with scientific name magnifera indica) ewe efinrin Oso (leave of Lippa Maltiflora)ewe pahan (Lophira alata) ewe ganyinganyin (leave of citrus Aurantifolia) ewe abafe (leave of piliostigms
 thoningii). Boil everything in clean water for forty minutes. Uses. One glass cup for adults to be taking three times a day.

*. Ewe bomubomu tutu (fresh leave of Calotropis Procera). Boil it in water to be drink three times a day a glass cup of it.

*. Odo ayo lopo tutu ni o(fresh tender leave  of Coesolpina bonduc). Boil it in clean water for twenty minutes. Uses one glass cup of it should be drink three times a day.

*. Ewe Oruwo (Brimstone leaves with scientific name Morinda Lucida) epo osan wewe (lime orange  peels) lemon grass, kahun bily(little Trona). You will first grind the aforementioned item together. Then Boil it inside fresh water for thirty minutes. Seive it, put the liquid decotion inside jerry cann or keg with cover. Put some quantity of Natura oyin igan (honey). Add little gin or alcohol for purposes of preservation. Uses :drink one glass cup of it morning and evening daily. There are myriad of others but these are the little I will discuss today

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