BY Dr Roots Okeowo
In this post i will discuss varieties of herbal formulae available in local Herbal medicine for the treatment and curing of Stroke.
??What do we mean by Stroke? A stroke occurs when the supply of blood to the brain is either interrupted or reduced. When this happens, the brain does not get enough oxygen or nutrients, and brain cells start to die.
?TYPES
There are three main types of stroke:
1??Ischemic Stroke:
This is the most common type of stroke. A blood clot prevents blood and oxygen from reaching the brain.
2??Hemorrhagic Stroke:
This occurs when a weakened blood vessel ruptures and normally occur as a result of aneurysms or arteriovenous malformations.
3??Transient Ischemic Attacks:
Also referred to as a mini-stroke, these occur after blood flow fails to reach part of the brain. Normal blood flow resumes after a short amount of time, and symptoms cease.
?CAUSES
The different types of stroke have different causes. However, stroke is more likely to affect people if they have the following risk factors:
*??Being overweight
*??Being aged 55 years or older
*??A personal or family history of stroke
*??An inactive lifestyle
*??A tendency to drink heavily, smoke, or use illicit drugs
?Prevention
The best way to prevent a stroke is to address the underlying causes. This is best achieved through lifestyle changes, including:
*??Eating a healthy diet
*??Maintaining a healthy weight
*??Exercising regularly
*??Do not smoke tobacco
*??Avoiding alcohol or drink moderately
*??Eating a nutritious diet means including plenty of fruits, vegetables, and healthy whole grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes.
*??Be sure to eat little or no red or processed meat and limit intake of cholesterol and saturated fats.
*??Minimize salt intake to support healthy blood pressure.
*??Keep your blood pressure under control
*??Manage your diabetes
?LOCAL HERBAL REMEDIES FOR STROKE BY DR ROOTS HERBAL.
Herbal 1??
??Ewe ewuro (Bitter leaves)
??Ewe efinrin( basil/Scent leaves)
??Kafura pelebe (edible flat camphor)
??Alubosa aayu (Garlic)
?Preparation
Put everything in clean water and squeeze it.
?Uses
The patient will be drinking one glass of the decoction two times a day.
Herbal 2??
??Ewe dasa (unidentified)
??Ewe ogbo (Parquetina nigresence)
??Odidi atare Kan ( A whole alligator pepper)
?Preparation
You will grind everything together,
?Uses
Stroke patient will be using it with eko or ogi (corn meal) every three day interval
Herbal 3??
??Ewe Amununtutu pupa (Red spinach/Amaranthus ??dubius)
??Omi igbin(water collected from snail)
??Osan wewe(lime orange)
??Epo pupa (red palm oil)
?Preparation
You will use the water you obtain from the snail to squeeze everything together.
?Uses
You will be adding a shot of it to hot water to drink.
Herbal 4??
??Ewe gboro ayaba/Oluganbe (leaves of Ipomoea asarifolia)
??Ewe Orupa (leaves of Hymenocardia acida)
??Eeru Alamo (Negro Pepper/Xylopia aethiopica)
?Preparation
You will put the three aforementioned item inside a clay pot. Filled it up with water.Boil it for thirty minute.
?Uses
Stroke patient will drinking one glass of this three times daily and they will be bathing with it.
Herbal 5??
??Ewe odundun (leaves of Kalanchoe crenata)
??Ewe tete (Amaranthus viridis)
??Ewe ewuro (Bitter leaves)
?Preparation
The three aforementioned item will be grind together,You will mix it with Ori (shea butter).
?Uses
The stroke patient will be applying it to the affected part of the body.
Herbal 6??
??Ese eran ewure mererin (four feet of any type of goat)
?Preparation
You will burn it to fine powder. Make incision on the affects part of the body with stroke.
? Uses
Apply the powder on the incision.
Herbal 7??
??Alubosa elewe(Allium aescalonicum)
??Imi ojo (Sulphur)
??Kannafuru (Clove/Syzygium aromaticum)
??Egbo ipeta tutu (Fresh roots of Securidaca Longepedunculata)
?Preparation
You will burn and grind the entire aforementioned item together to form a fine powder and sundry it and blend to fine powder.
?Uses
Stroke patient will be using to eat hot porridge two times daily. The person must be sitting on broom for some time daily as this will aid quick recovery.
Herbal 8??
??Ewe Ibepe (leaves of Carica Papaya)
??Ewe pear(leaves of pear)
?Preparation
Boil the two aforementioned leaves together ,
?Uses
Stoke patient will be drinking one glass of the decoction three times a day for two month.
*??There are more and more but I’ll stop here for now
??Please visit local herbal sellers in your area for more about the herbal ingredients above and please do not prepare all herbal above.
?Please do not allow stroke patient to drink palm kernel oil (it may worsen the ailment depend on the body system)
??Rehabilitation is an important and ongoing part of treatment. With the right assistance and the support of loved ones, rehabilitation to a normal quality of life is possible, depending on the severity of the stroke.
??Please note that Strokes can lead to long-term health problems. The faster a person with suspected stroke receives medical attention, the better their prognosis will be, and the less likely they will be to experience permanent damage or DEATH.