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Looking for a simple traditional wellness preparation to support your body’s natural defenses?

What you need:
Wild honey — a little over 1 litre
Ata ijosi — add a small quantity
Preparation:
Pour the ata ijosi into the honey, shake very well and leave it for 21 days in a clean, properly covered container.

How to take:
Take 1 tablespoon diluted in warm water, once daily. If you tolerate it well, some people traditionally take it up to 2–3 times daily.

Traditionally used as a natural wellness preparation for immune support and general wellbeing.

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1️⃣ Oje Enu Opire(the milky sap or latex extracted from the plant)
Apply a small amount directly to the painful spot/tooth.

2️⃣ Oje Eso Bomubomu(the milky sap or latex extracted from the fruit)
Apply a small amount directly to the painful spot/tooth.

3️⃣ Konafuru Powder(cloves powder)
Mix a small amount with water and gargle/rinse the mouth, then use the mixture to wash the mouth.

4️⃣ Orin Ata(Senegal prickly-ash, artar root, or African chewing stick)
Use it to brush the affected area/tooth.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: If the pain is severe, persistent, associated with swelling, fever, pus, difficulty swallowing, or difficulty opening the mouth, please see a dentist promptly.

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1️⃣ Oje Enu Opire(the milky sap or latex extracted from the plant)
Apply a small amount directly to the painful spot/tooth.

2️⃣ Oje Eso Bomubomu(the milky sap or latex extracted from the fruit)
Apply a small amount directly to the painful spot/tooth.

3️⃣ Konafuru Powder(cloves powder)
Mix a small amount with water and gargle/rinse the mouth, then use the mixture to wash the mouth.

4️⃣ Orin Ata(Senegal prickly-ash, artar root, or African chewing stick)
Use it to brush the affected area/tooth.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: If the pain is severe, persistent, associated with swelling, fever, pus, difficulty swallowing, or difficulty opening the mouth, please see a dentist promptly.

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TRADITIONAL REMEDIES FOR TOOTHACHE

1️⃣ Oje Enu Opire(the milky sap or latex extracted from the plant)
Apply a small amount directly to the painful spot/tooth.

2️⃣ Oje Eso Bomubomu(the milky sap or latex extracted from the fruit)
Apply a small amount directly to the painful spot/tooth.

3️⃣ Konafuru Powder(cloves powder)
Mix a small amount with water and gargle/rinse the mouth, then use the mixture to wash the mouth.

4️⃣ Orin Ata(Senegal prickly-ash, artar root, or African chewing stick)
Use it to brush the affected area/tooth.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: If the pain is severe, persistent, associated with swelling, fever, pus, difficulty swallowing, or difficulty opening the mouth, please see a dentist promptly.

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1️⃣ WOUND & SKIN CARE

Traditional use: Fresh plantain leaves have been used traditionally for minor cuts, insect bites and skin irritation.

How: Use only properly cleaned preparations on minor, superficial, intact/clean wounds. Do not put homemade preparations into deep wounds.

2️⃣ SKIN RASH & ITCHING

Traditional use: Plantain leaf preparations have been used traditionally for minor skin irritation and itching.

How: A cooled, clean infusion may be applied externally. Patch-test first.

3️⃣ DIGESTIVE COMFORT

Traditional use: Plantain has traditionally been used for digestive complaints such as mild diarrhea and stomach discomfort.

How: If consumed, use a mild tea rather than concentrated homemade extracts.

⚠️ Persistent diarrhea, blood in stool or severe abdominal pain needs medical evaluation.

4️⃣ RESPIRATORY & THROAT COMFORT

Traditional use: Plantain leaf tea has traditionally been used for cough and throat irritation.

How: Steep washed leaves in hot water for 10–15 minutes and strain.

5️⃣ ANTIOXIDANT SUPPORT

Plantain leaves contain naturally occurring plant compounds with antioxidant activity.

Best use: Include plant-based foods and herbs as part of a varied diet.

6️⃣ INFLAMMATION-RELATED COMFORT

Traditional herbal practices have used plantain for minor inflammatory skin and body complaints.

7️⃣ MINOR INSECT BITES

Traditional use: Plantain leaf has been used externally for minor insect bites and irritation.

How: Use a clean, properly prepared topical preparation and stop if irritation occurs.

8️⃣ ORAL & MOUTH COMFORT

Traditional herbal preparations have included plantain for minor mouth and throat discomfort.

⚠️ Persistent mouth sores or swelling require professional assessment.

9️⃣ MENSTRUAL COMFORT

Plantain has traditional use in some herbal practices for menstrual discomfort.

⚠️ Heavy bleeding or severe menstrual pain should be medically evaluated.

🔟 GENERAL WELLNESS

Plantain leaves contain various naturally occurring plant compounds and can be part of traditional herbal practices.

1️⃣1️⃣ SKIN-WELLNESS SOAP

Traditional combination: Plantain leaf + aloe vera.

How: Plantain and properly prepared aloe may be incorporated into a mild external soap preparation.

⚠️ Patch-test first. Avoid eyes, mucous membranes and broken skin.

1️⃣2️⃣ PLANTAIN + ALOE SKIN PREPARATION

Traditional use: Used externally in some herbal practices for irritated skin.

How: Use clean, properly prepared ingredients and apply only externally. Stop immediately if burning, swelling or worsening occurs.

PLANTAIN + OTHER HERBS

Plantain + Ginger
Traditionally used for digestive and throat comfort.

Plantain + Moringa
Provides a combination of plant compounds and nutrients for general dietary wellness.

Plantain + Turmeric
A traditional combination providing antioxidant plant compounds.

Plantain + Aloe Vera
Primarily useful as an external skin-care combination, using properly prepared aloe.

Plantain + Marshmallow/Slippery Elm
These herbs are traditionally used for soothing digestive or throat discomfort, but evidence for treating specific diseases is limited.

Traditional preparation:
Combine the properly prepared liquid herbal extracts in a clean bottle. Add the powdered herbs, shake thoroughly and store refrigerated.

Potential purpose: This combination may be used as a soothing digestive-support preparation, particularly because some of the ingredients are traditionally used for gastrointestinal comfort and inflammation-related symptoms.

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1️⃣ WOUND & SKIN CARE

Traditional use: Fresh plantain leaves have been used traditionally for minor cuts, insect bites and skin irritation.

How: Use only properly cleaned preparations on minor, superficial, intact/clean wounds. Do not put homemade preparations into deep wounds.

2️⃣ SKIN RASH & ITCHING

Traditional use: Plantain leaf preparations have been used traditionally for minor skin irritation and itching.

How: A cooled, clean infusion may be applied externally. Patch-test first.

3️⃣ DIGESTIVE COMFORT

Traditional use: Plantain has traditionally been used for digestive complaints such as mild diarrhea and stomach discomfort.

How: If consumed, use a mild tea rather than concentrated homemade extracts.

⚠️ Persistent diarrhea, blood in stool or severe abdominal pain needs medical evaluation.

4️⃣ RESPIRATORY & THROAT COMFORT

Traditional use: Plantain leaf tea has traditionally been used for cough and throat irritation.

How: Steep washed leaves in hot water for 10–15 minutes and strain.

5️⃣ ANTIOXIDANT SUPPORT

Plantain leaves contain naturally occurring plant compounds with antioxidant activity.

Best use: Include plant-based foods and herbs as part of a varied diet.

6️⃣ INFLAMMATION-RELATED COMFORT

Traditional herbal practices have used plantain for minor inflammatory skin and body complaints.

7️⃣ MINOR INSECT BITES

Traditional use: Plantain leaf has been used externally for minor insect bites and irritation.

How: Use a clean, properly prepared topical preparation and stop if irritation occurs.

8️⃣ ORAL & MOUTH COMFORT

Traditional herbal preparations have included plantain for minor mouth and throat discomfort.

⚠️ Persistent mouth sores or swelling require professional assessment.

9️⃣ MENSTRUAL COMFORT

Plantain has traditional use in some herbal practices for menstrual discomfort.

⚠️ Heavy bleeding or severe menstrual pain should be medically evaluated.

🔟 GENERAL WELLNESS

Plantain leaves contain various naturally occurring plant compounds and can be part of traditional herbal practices.

1️⃣1️⃣ SKIN-WELLNESS SOAP

Traditional combination: Plantain leaf + aloe vera.