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Headache Plant
This Nigerian woman
holds a leaf of the "headache plant" against her skin to cure her headache.
This plant is used
primarily to alleviate headaches, but can also be used to soothe
skin sores and joint pain
.
This type of natural medicine
is learned through observation and tradition, and is
commonly passed down
mother to daughter through the generations.
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how this Nigerian woman used the headache plant to relieve her pain.
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