Or by the attempts by the regime in Madagascar to market an unproven and similarly ineffective cure for Covid-19. As one recent study notes, scientific research “continues to validate therapeutic claims on medicinal plants made by traditional practitioners”. Just like its modern, Western counterpart, traditional medicine is a product of observation, belief and experience. It is an accumulation of knowledge and practices dating back eons before the arrival of Western medicine, passed down through generations. And as John Harrington, Professor of Global Health Law at Cardiff University notes, “traditional medicine practices are not fixed; they are constantly evolving.

Source: The Star August 30, 2020 08:37 UTC