DEATH FROM CONTAMINATED HERBAL ALCOHOLIC MIXTURES ORIGINATED FROM UNTRAINED HERBALIST AND RITUALIST DISGUISING AS HERBAL VENDORS
In recent times in Nigeria, the viral news of death among young and old people have been linked to the consumption of herbal mixtures and alcoholic beverages, with many illnesses relating to kidney infections reported across medical centres emanating from the consumption of alcoholic mixtures and abuse of herbal beverages produced by untrained herbalist.
In Odigbo Local Government area of Ondo State, it was reported that over 45 people died from the consumption of an herbal mixture called "Monkey tail", with many others receiving medical care and attention across different medical centres in the state. With reports of similar cases in other parts of the country from time immemorial.
Unregulated activities of self acclaimed herbal practitioners and ritualists hiding behind the cover of herbalists to perpetuate crimes and promoting unapproved herbal substance for quick money without consideration of the side effects on the users and consumers have led to untimely death of the young and the old in the country.
These trend cannot be allowed to fester forever before the Government pay attention to this section of the society or the rising wave of fake herbalists and traditional doctors on social media and corners of our street can dent the image of herbal medicine that have proven to be effective since the days of our forefathers
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