SENNA ALATA (Ringworm bush in English and Asunwon ibile/oyinbo in yoruba)
Ringworm bush is widely used as a traditional medicine, particularly valued for its laxative effect and its effective treatment of several skin conditions, including ringworm and scabies.
Apart from just a laxative and treatment of skin conditions we will explore some other health benefits.
Senna alata for Gonorrhea: Senna alata is one of the medicinal plant that treats chronic gonorrhea, use the leaves to prepare yam porrdige and give it to the patient with gonorrhea. Repeat process every 2 days for up to 7 times to treat chronic gonorrhea.
You can as well extract the juice using little water; put little potash (kahun bilala). Give the patient half glass cup once daily for 7days to treat gonorrhea.
-Senna Alata for pile: sun-dry the flowers of sena alata, grind to powder alongside uziza seed (iyere in yoruba) take a tea spoon once daily for 3 days using pap, to treat chronic pile and constipation.
-Senna Alata for colon cleansing: boil the leaves and take half glass cup. (A one time medication)
-Senna alata for Eczema, ringworm and scabies: crush the leaves and extract its juice, add little salt to it. Use the juice to rub the body or affected part. (It will itch and smell bad)
-Senna alata for fibroid: Get the root of the plant and immature seeds; get the root hogplum and newbouldia laevis. Room dry and grind all to powder, take a table spoon once daily.