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Igbo medicinal plants and traditional healing practices

In the worldview of the Igbo people of Southeastern Nigeria, health is not merely the absence of disease but a state of “total harmony” between the individual, the community, and the spiritual cosmos. Traditional Igbo medicine, known as Ogwụ, is a sophisticated ethno-medical system that has evolved over millennia. It is built upon an intimate…