Ebun Francis| The Catholic archbishop of Lagos diocese, Alfred Martins on Wednesday urged the federal government to consider herbal remedies as the world battles to find a cure for the novel coronavirus.
Martins who made the call at a press conference held at the Holy Cross Cathedral hall in Lagos, said herbal medicine is known for its potency against several diseases.
According to him, Madagascar’s herbal remedy is an indication that Nigeria can also develop its own remedy through traditional means.
“Herbal medicine has its healing effect and I think it is important that the government gives local practitioners and researchers opportunities to research into the use of our local herbal roots and come up with remedies from them for this Coronavirus pandemic,” he said.
“We have heard these local remedies curing different types of diseases before, and it is only appropriate that they are given a chance to prove their efficacy at this point in time.
“We understand that there is a need for test and validation of local herbs. Madagascar has developed its own and was embraced by the Federal Government.
The archbishop said, “That has created the urgency for our government to pay attention to the development and promotion of our own indigenous herbal products and remedies offered by others that will lead to an end to COVID-19 pandemic in our country.”
The cleric also called on government at all levels to intensify efforts in the distribution of palliatives to citizens and prayed that normalcy should be restored and the world is healed of the pandemic.
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