Muteta is an extract from a local tree called strychnos henningsii and belongs to the same class with boxwood, another febrifuge (medicine used to reduce fever) for long used as a substitute for quinine.
A study carried out last year by Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture say the tree is being over exploited for soup.
Users believe it is good for their bones and help breakdown cholesterol after a fatty meal.
Local medical doctors now say they have evidence showing cough medicine for children are useless and if anything, honey preparations are much better. A team of research doctors at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi say they have diligently assessed children put on medicine, placebo or honey preparations, with the first two showing no benefit at all.
Yams, which most of us know as vikuu, are considered locally as breakfast delicacies especially in the village.
Drinking alcohol can affect many parts of your body, including your kidneys. A little alcohol—one or two drinks now and then—usually has no serious effects. But drinking too much can harm your health. It can also worsen kidney disease.
Soda is one of the most consumed beverages in the world, second only to water. Here in the Kenya, Kenyans guzzle 57 gallons of soda per person every year, as if it wasn’t full of sugary calories. But what’s happening inside the bodies of soda consumers with each sip?
As you relish that soft drink, energy boosters or even fruit flavored thirst-quenchers, you could be drinking slow poison without your knowledge. And this is so because many of us do not read warning messages at the bottom of the ingredient list, which is usually, given in barely readable print. If you see the words ‘contains aspartame’ or simply ‘contains phenylalanine’. That is a health warning.
Herpes is a an infection caused by Herpes simplex virus. There are 2 types of herpes. Type 1 (HSV 1) and type 2 (HSV 2)
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