Traditional medicine Stories

Why ginger and cloves deserve a daily spot in your kitchen
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 13, 2025

A study from the University of Dar es Salaam found that drinking ginger-clove tea three times a week significantly improved antioxidant levels in part...

Parliament moves to regulate, integrate herbal medicine under proposed KEMRI Bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

If passed, the law will task Kemri with conducting clinical and biochemical research on traditional treatments to verify their effectiveness and safet...

Ritual murder of children: Study in Ghana and Kenya explores who's doing it and why
The Conversation  |  Apr 18, 2025

In many African communities, there are widespread beliefs relating to the use of human body parts for traditional healing rituals. Human body parts an...

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