Àkójo Oògùn İbilè Yorubá fún àwon Aisàn Enu àti Eyín (A Collection of Traditional Yoruba Oral and Dental Medicaments)

DescriptionA Collection of Traditional Yoruba Oraland Dental Medicaments is a pioneering work in the field of African medicinal practice. Written in both Yoruba and English, and well illustrated, this extensive collection of herbal preparations is a testimony to the variety and efficacy of African medicinal preparations. The author provides 29 different remedies for toothache and an additional 84 herbal preparations for various oral health problems, ie, black tongue, tonsillitis, gingivitis, mouth ulcers, to mention a few. The genus/species, along with the local names of all the plants mentioned in the text, makes this book a valuable reference for researchers interested in traditional African medicine.