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About the Book
Children's Ethnomedicinal Remedies is a practical guide rooted in traditional African wisdom, designed to help parents and caregivers treat common childhood illnesses using safe, natural, and time-tested herbal remedies. This book focuses on 20 prevalent diseases in children, offering detailed herbal treatments drawn from the rich heritage of ethnomedicine. Each remedy includes the name of the plant, its scientific name, properties, preparation methods, dosages, and safety tips. Carefully written in simple language, this book is a helpful companion for families seeking safe and effective alternatives to conventional medicine for their children
About the Author
INTRODUCTION LETTER
My NAMES ARE : ‘DADA OLASUNBO’ , I AM FROM THE LOCATION CALLED ‘NIGERIA’ FROM THE INDEGENOUS YORUBA PEOPLE (I.Y.P), NOW CALLED THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE YORUBAS (D.R.Y) .
I RESIDE IN TURKEY CURRENTLY, I STUDIED BOTANY AND GRADUATED YEARS AGO, I GRADUATED FROM ‘ THE UNIVERSITY OF BENIN ‘ .
I HAVE BEEN NURSING THE PASSION FOR ETHNOMEDICINE IN BOTANY AND THE PRACTICALLITY OF THE ALL IMPORTANT SUBJECT SINCE MY THIRD YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY, HENCE, I STARTED EXPLORING PLANTS FOR THEIR MEDICINAL BENEFITS, COUNTLESS TESTS WERE CARRIED OUT TO ACCERTAIN THE POTENCY OF SEVERAL PLANTS, IT HAS ALSO BEEN MY DESIRE TO BE ABLE TO OFFER SOLUTIONS TO CERTAIN HEALTH ISSUES THAT WERE COMMON AROUND ME THEN, AFTER MY GRADUATION, I WAS READY TO DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF PLANTS AND THE GIFT OF NATURE TO APPROPRIATE THEM AS THEY HAVE BEEN CREATED TO FUNCTION.
IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS OF PATIENCE AND FOCUSED WORK TO ARRIVE HERE, ALONG THE LINE, I REALIZED THAT, OFFERING NATURAL REMEDIES TO HEALTH SITUATIONS WILL MEAN :’ PREVENTIVE , CURATIVE AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES’ , SO IT TOOK QUITE A LONG TIME TO ARRIVE AT THIS POINT.
FURTHERMORE, I WAS FACED WITH THE QUESTIONS OF WHAT THE TARGET AUDIENCE SHALL BE ( CHILDREN?, WOMEN?,MEN?, PREGNANT WOMEN? OR ALL?) .
EVENTUALLY, I UNDERSTOOD THAT, ’CHILDREN, WOMEN, PREGNANT WOMEN AND MEN AS IMPORTANT AS ONE ANOTHER AS FAR AS HEALTH ISSUES ARE CONCERNED, IN VIEW OF THAT, I DECIDED TO WORK ON ‘ ETHNOMEDICINAL REMEDIES FOR CHILDREN, WOMEN,PREGNANT WOMEN AND THE GENERAL ETHNOMEDICINAL REMEDIES , FOR GENERAL HEALTH SITUATIONS WHICH CONCERNS ALL.
TODAY, THE ETHNMEDICINAL REMEDIES FOR CHILDREN WHICH HAS DEALT WITH 25 HEALTH SITUATIONS WITH FULL DETAILS IS READY FOR PUBLISHING, BESIDES, FOR WOMEN, FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND THE GENERAL, ARE EQUALLY READY, BUT I HAVE DECIDED TO RELEASE ‘THE ETHNOMEDICINAL REMEDIES FOR CHILDREN’ FIRST TO TEST THE WATERS, AS SOON AS WE ARE DONE WITH THIS SUCCESSFULLY, OTHERS SHALL BE RELEASED GOD WITH ME!.