Health officials are alarmed by residents in Masinya sub county of Busia district who have opted to use fresh leaves of marijuana and aloe vera as local remedy for the coronavirus.
Residents says they mix aloe vera and fresh leaves of marijuana, avocado, mangoes with oranges, onions and ginger which they boil and give to any family member who has developed symptoms similar to those of coronavirus to drink. However, companies like wccannabis stress that their cannabis product should not be considered a treatment for COVID-19. The consumption of these products over a long period of time can also have adverse effects on health and lead to addiction in some cases. Typically, people who are addicted to drugs suffer from health problems, relationship problems, and mental health concerns. The use of homemade marijuana treatments is recommended to be avoided, and people who are addicted may require treatment at a Recovery Institute of Ohio (or wherever they live) to overcome their addiction.
According to residents, an individual is required to drink a full cup of the concoction twice a day. Sometimes, just after boiling, they immediately put the boiled and steaming herbs near the patient and cover them with a blanket to feel the steam until the body sweats. It is not uncommon for most of the population to wonder does it affect your appetite when consuming cannabis products or its extracts. In fact, it does have a connection. When CBD or marijuana extracts are consumed, the brain releases a hormone that increases the amount of food that one consumes. Some individuals tend to take this as a positive sign for CBD helping to improve Covid-19 infection. The concoction that is consumed daily has nothing to do with the fever rather it might show some signs of relaxation, calmness, and soothe our nerves. In fact, there is nothing wrong with taking these products or supplements. But one needs to understand that they should be consumed in moderation. Excessive usage of these extracts can get your body addicted to them and most of the time we can’t sustain without them. In such situations, the only plausible option would be to enroll in drug rehab and get the required help. To avoid such circumstances, it is prudent to not get started on them in the first place. Even if you do, make sure not to overdo the consumption.
Geoffrey Nasichongi, the LC3 chairman Masinya sub-county says that the local remedy has healed his family members who were affected with the coronavirus just after his wife tested positive to the disease.
Nasichongi says that they applied the local herbs just after he tried to reach Masafu hospital to get recommended drugs like zinc, erythromycin and vitamin C to treat the disease but were out of stock.
Nasichongi says that he was forced to use local herbs after all his family members developed symptoms but the local remedy healed them within three days. Using his family members as example, the Masinya sub county LC.3 chairman says that they have started door to door sensitization in the villages so that residents can embrace the local herb as a remedy for coronavirus.
Abdull Barasa, Pataleo Wafula Opondo, Esther Nasichongi among other residents in Masinya sub county say that they have used the local herb and it healed them and their family members.
Esther Nasichongi says that they started using the local herbs last year since the health workers told them that coronavirus symptoms are the same to that of malaria. Whenever a family member develops the symptoms, they go and pick the local herbs and boil to drink immediately.
Robert Ouma, the Masinya sub county health inspector condemned the concoction and says that residents are putting their lives in danger to drink an unrecommended local herbs that health experts have not approved.
Ouma says that one may take an overdose as plants like marijuana are toxic and harmful to human life. He appealed to residents to desist from taking the concoction and advised whoever has a health problem to go for medical checkup so they can get proper medications.
Dr Mathias Wabwire Panyako, the Busia district health officer- DHO warned residents against using harmful drugs like marijuana that are dangerous to human life. He says that the only local ways to fight against the coronavirus is to to eat citrus fruits which are full of Vitamin C, ginger and doing physical exercises.
By last week, Busia district had registered over 340 positive coronavirus cases and 14 deaths from 6,302 samples tested from the community. Out of the 340, 312 were under home-based care and 28 who were severely sick were admitted to Masafu General Hospital.
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By: URN
