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When Nature Power was first published twelve years ago, the
practice of herbal medicine in Nigeria and in most parts of Africa
was identified with witchcraft, sorcery, ritualism, and all sorts
of fetish practices. Because herbal medicine was associated with
paganism, African Christians secretly patronize traditional
healers, and the educated elite and religious figures did not want
to be associated in any way with traditional African medicine.
Nature Power, like a lonely voice in a wilderness, was written to
correct the misconception that African herbal medicine is
synonymous with paganism, ritualism, and fetishism. Since its
publication, Nature Power has been reprinted more than eight times.
It has contributed immensely in changing the attitudes of both the
government and Christians toward the practice of herbal medicine.
Nature Power has also helped show that health is more than an
absence of disease. Health is wholeness of mind, soul, and body.
Much of the information in this book is age-old secrets, which
herbalists keep close to their chests. I have made them available
here so that humanity may profit from them.
The labelling of chronic diseases as "diseases of affluence" is no
longer valid as they also appear in poorer countries.
Paradoxically, it is occurring at a faster rate in developing
countries than it did in the industrialized regions of the world
half a century ago. This book is based on a field work carried out
in a semi-urban area of mid-west Nigeria. The author observed that
ignorance and lack of proper health information are substantial
impediments to good dietary habits in Africa, not just a lack of
money. This research work is of utmost importance as a reference
for researchers, students, and health scientists. It is also a rich
source of information for the general public as well as an action
plan guide for government, health economists, health administrators
and policy makers.
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