Traditional Remedies Available in Rukararwe

For generations, traditional healers have been relying on numerous types of traditional remedies. Rukararwe and its healer’s association are providing local communities with about 30 different categories of medicine. They could be in form of fine powder, dried leaves, ointment, solution, and syrup. Further development will allow providing capsules, soap…

Those Herbal remedies are used to cure more than 20 different diseases, including:

Bidens Pilosa or commonly known as Black-jack powder, consumed as herbal tea, helps against menstrual and general abdominal pain.

If you are interested in the plants used contact our traditional healer Tumwijukye Ephraim. You can find his contacts here.