Here is the great Shea Butter Tree OR vitellaria paradoxa found in West Africa ... with fruits that protect, revitalize, and moisture the skin.  

I keep saying it : healers are the real protagonists in the history of African traditional medicine. Without them, we, the researchers, are lost. Finding, locating the healers is the primary task if one wants to write about a particular healing system in a determined area ..........

Trained dental surgeon Dr Yahaya Sekagya, top left, also runs a school for traditional healing. The objects in the centre, from the crocodile head to the dried leaves, all have a meaning or use in traditional healing practices, in forest outside Kampala, Uganda,

mmmm ... Are African traditional remedies a secret and kept guarded solely by the healer? For what I have been reading all these years, I believe the answer to this question is yes and no. It is important to consider that healing knowldege is highly valuable and diverse from healer to healer. There is not such a thing as one healing system, but many, and the remedies to certain illnesses may be well kept secure from other healers .... competition? Jeoulosy? I will find out soon enough when fieldwork time comes around. Thank you

My latest book

OK, here we go! Welcome! This is the story of a woman's dream: to study the traditional medicine of the Fang people, in Equatorial Guinea. Now, she is waiting for the confirmation letter from a humanities University department. Let's see what happens. She won't be relying on books and the internet for info very much longer. She will be there, on her feet, in the middle of the jungle, collecting whatever she needs to collect, to preserve and to contribute.

This is a new blog !!