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- Lemon grass acts as a diuretic, enabling the body to excrete toxins and reduce high fevers. We use it in combination with artemisia in tea to treat malaria.
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- Citrus trees are rich in vitamin C which is important for the absorption of iron and very useful for our patients with anaemia. They also have anti-inflammatory benefits and contain essential nutrients.
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- Vinca rosa is the natural source of vincristine chemotherapy. It lowers the white blood cell count to combat leukaemia and is so potent that our patients take it for no more than 3 days.
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- The leaves of the moringa tree are very high in vitamins and extremely effective in treating anaemia. This is especially important for patients suffering blood loss, for example, through cancer of the cervix. According to some research, 100g of fresh moringa leaves has twice the protein as the same amount of yogurt, 4 times the calcium as the same amount of milk, equal potassium to the same amount of banana and 3 times the vitamin C found in the same amount of orange.
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- The leaves of hibiscus rosa can be made into tea and act as a tonic to treat anaemia and high blood pressure.
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- The fragrant frangipani flower, symbol of palliative care in Africa
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- The sap of the frangipani effectively relieves the pain of shingles and the painful blistering caused by the skin infection herpes zoster.
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- Papaya, the African pharmacy tree, has wide medicinal applications: the sap is antiseptic; the green flesh of the fruit will lift dirt from wounds including those of Kaposi’s Sarcoma; the fruit is full of vitamins; and chewing the seeds is a powerful laxative that counteracts the effects of opioids.
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- growing artemisia
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- Artemisia is a powerful anti-malarial. It’s immunity-boosting properties are particularly important to HIV patients.
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- The sap of the aloe is a great balm for burns and fresh wounds but can also be taken as a laxative to counteract the effects of morphine and other drugs.
One of Ndi Moyo’s greatest costs is the pharmaceutical drugs that we supply to our patients.
We supplement these with many effective treatments from our own medicinal garden. Many of our medicinal plants can also be grown at home by our patients, enabling them to care for themselves and their families.