Medical experts have expressed concern over high usage of herbal medicines by patients being treated in hospital. In a recent study at the Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, Nairobi, a team of doctors found that most diabetic patients were using herbal medicines. The three were investigating how diabetic patients attending Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital are faring. Three factors stood out as the major cause of complications -- older persons, those using herbal medicines and the obese. Priscilla, who gets her diabetes herbs from roadside hawkers, says she can buy as little as she can afford unlike in health facilities.

Source: Standard Digital September 21, 2020 06:00 UTC