African
traditional medicine is the oldest, and perhaps the most assorted,
of all therapeutic systems. Africa is considered to be the cradle
of mankind with a rich biological and cultural diversity marked by
regional differences in healing practices African
traditional medicine in its varied forms is holistic involving both
the body and the mind. The traditional healer typically diagnoses
and treats the psychological basis of an illness before prescribing
medicines, particularly medicinal plants to treat the
symptoms.
two reasons can account for that The first one is inadequate access
to allopathic medicines and western forms of treatments, whereby
the majority of people in Africa cannot afford access to modern
medical care either because it is too costly or because there are
no medical service providers. Second, there is a lack of effective
modern medical treatment for some ailments such as malaria and/or
HIV/AIDS, which, although global in distribution,
disproportionately affect Africa more than other areas in the
world.
