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Trusted Yoruba Medicine and Herbs for Throat and Tongue Ailments

Among the Yoruba, the ability to speak and eat well is regarded as a divine gift. The mouth is not only a tool for communication but also a channel for prayers, blessings, and survival through food. When the throat or tongue becomes afflicted, life becomes difficult — eating is painful, speech is strained, and even drinking water may cause discomfort.
ogun gbofun-gbofun to treat throat diseasesOur forefathers, in their wisdom, developed Ogun Gbòfun-Gbòfun, a traditional healing medicine designed to treat throat infections, tongue swellings, and related oral ailments. These conditions, though physical, were also believed to weaken a person’s spiritual essence, since the voice and speech are tied to prayer and authority in Yoruba thought.

Ogun Gbòfun-Gbòfun was therefore more than just a medicinal cure; it was a healing practice that restored the body. For ages, this medicine helped people recover from painful throat and tongue ailments in times when hospitals, antibiotics, or modern treatments were unknown. Even today, many Yoruba families continue to trust these remedies as part of their heritage.

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Symptoms of Throat and Tongue Disease (Gbofun-Gbofun)
Elders in Yoruba land recognized throat and tongue diseases by careful observation. They connected specific symptoms to the need for Ogun Gbòfun-Gbòfun:

•  Severe pains in the tongue, making it difficult to eat or swallow.
•  Inability to tolerate peppery foods due to sharp burning sensations.
•  Dryness of the throat, leading to painful swallowing or gulping.
•  Persistent sore throat with irritation and inflammation.
•  Inability to swallow saliva comfortably, causing distress.
•  Restlessness caused by inability to eat or speak freely.
•  Withdrawal from conversation due to pain in the throat or tongue.

How Our Forefathers Treated Gbòfun-Gbòfun in the Past
When throat or tongue ailments became severe, traditional healers and elders applied well-structured remedies such as:

•  Herbal decoctions prepared from cooling and soothing leaves to reduce inflammation.
•  Mouth rinses with specific herbs to cleanse sores and infections.
•  Steam inhalation from boiled herbs to clear dryness in the throat.
• Chewing roots or bark that were believed to reduce tongue swellings.
Below are some of herbs which have been previously used to threat Gbofun-Gbofun
1) Ewe Amunimuye
2) Ewe Ina
3) Ewe Tanaposo
4) Ewe Odundun
5) Egbo Ogede Agbagba
6) Egbo Igi Obo
7) Orombo Wewe
8) Ewe Peregun

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The Healing Process in Traditional Practice
When preparing remedies for Ogun Gbòfun-Gbòfun, Yoruba elders followed specific steps to ensure both physical healing and spiritual fortification:

(i) Collecting herbs and roots believed to cool and cleanse the throat, often done early in the morning.
(ii) Purifying and pounding them into drinkable medicine, gargle solutions, or chewing mixtures.
(iii) Administering the first dose carefully while observing the patient’s comfort.
(iv) Recommending dietary restrictions, such as avoiding peppery or excessively hot foods, until recovery.

Differences Between Yoruba and Modern Throat Treatments
While both Yoruba and modern systems aim to relieve throat and tongue ailments, their approaches differ:
•  Focus of healing — Yoruba remedies emphasize physical comfort,  and restoration; modern medicine focuses on bacterial or viral causes.
•  Materials used — Yoruba healers relied on roots, leaves, and natural tonics; modern treatment uses antibiotics, antiseptics, or lozenges.
•  Approach to recurrence — Yoruba remedies included spiritual cleansing to prevent reoccurrence; modern medicine relies on continuous treatment or lifestyle advice.

Safety First: Important Contraindications and Considerations
•  Children and infants —
Remedies must be diluted or avoided for very young children unless approved by elders.
•  Severe infections —
Cases with high fever, swollen glands, or difficulty breathing required immediate advanced care.
•  Pregnancy and lactation —
Some herbs may be too strong for nursing or pregnant women.
•  Quality of source —
Herbs from polluted or chemically treated environments were unsafe and must never be used.

Needed Materials (Leaves, Roots, Bark, etc.)
The medicinal approach for this requires careful selection of natural materials traditionally known to our elders. These are combined to ensure potency.

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Application Process
The strength of Yoruba medicine depends on how materials are handled. Proper pounding, boiling, or steeping — done in the right way and at the right time — ensures the remedy remains potent. Click Unlock Secret below

Uses
The prepared remedy must be applied in the correct manner — whether for drinking, steaming, bathing, or chest rubbing — and taken in the right dosage for it to remain effective.

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2) The methods of getting the needed items like leaf, bark, roots by yourself is covered in the PDF
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