By Obiabin Onukwugha
Africa, like some other traditional cultures, use traditional medicines to treat different ailments.
Before civilization and even now,.most African cultures, especially Nigeria, relied on the trees and grasses around them and their forests for food and treatment of different diseases.
Till date, traditional medicine practitioners believe that these solutions are more potent than those produced in the labs.
Mahogany is a priced tree that grows in forests. It is native to countries that are South of the Sahara and is found in regions with good rainfall.
In Nigeria, Mahogany grows.in most communities of the Niger Delta region.
Mahogany can reach 75 feet in height with a 50-foot-spread but is more often seen at 40 to 50 feet tall and wide.
It is well known for its versatile use in the furniture industry. Mahogany is very expensive because of its hard nature, colour and texture, mahogany.
But this magnificent tree also possesses the power to treat sicknesses and diseases.
With a bark that is very bitter, mahogany is well known as a fever remedy for malaria, stomach complications, and headaches.
The bark has also been found to be used as a vermifuge (destroy intestinal worms) and for treating syphilis.
Its bark extract is also being used for the treatment of dermatoses, allergies, jaundice, and is also used as a laxative.
Furthermore, the bark of a.mahogany is not the only medicinal thing about the tree; the roots are also used to treat sterility, leprosy and are also used as aphrodisiacs (foods and herbs that are thought to get you in the mood for lovemaking or to increase your sex drive).
It can either be boiled and taken as tea twice a day, or soaked in dry gin (alcohol) for treatments.