To prepare the concoction, they ground tobacco with soda ash and then mix it with cooking oil (Courtesy)A section of Tanzanian women are applying ground tobacco on their privates to stop the urge of having sex. According to a report by the BBC, the women, from Tabora, also view the act as a family planning method. “An old woman told me to mix the ground tobacco (ugoro) with soda ash before mixing it with cooking oil. Asha further revealed that the tobacco is mostly used by divorced women, widows or those whose husbands are away for a long time. No medical research has this far been conducted to establish whether tobacco can be used as a family planning method or to stop the urge to have sex.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2019 10:30 UTC