Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Today's Quote

CAO:
From whom do the medicine man obtains permission before making money rituals? African herbs have been stolen, repackaged and patented. There are books on this. Six African herbs have been converted to tablets. Bitters in Ghana is now Origin that the Guinness company turns into a beer drink.
I am a mediocre herbalist, and we have Professor Goodluck Iweriebor of Hunters College, my good friend of 30 years, who has an extensive knowledge on this. He gives me herbal powder for diabetes.
TF

On 4/26/20, 9:55 PM, "usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com on behalf of Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com on behalf of chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:

Oga Falola,
The politics of global vaccine patenting would not let the African herbs have a headway in spite of their obvious efficacy.

Ken,
The study methods are Western.

CAO.

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