Africans shouldn’t denounce herbalism because of Islam, Christianity – Omokri

By John Ogunsemore

Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has advised Africans not to denounce traditional African herbalism because of their Islamic or Christian beliefs.

The socio-political commentator gave the charge in a social media post on Tuesday.

Omokri stated that many Africans have wrongly equated an herbalist to a witch doctor, arguing that there is nothing demonic about herbalism.

Quoting a Biblical text, he said, “God created man to eat herbs”.

According to him, most sicknesses on earth occur because people have shifted from this divine diet to eating all kinds of foods that put pressure on their bodies.

“Herbalism restores the sacred balance in your body by resetting you to your factory setting,” Omokri said.

He added, “Prophets in Scripture regularly practised herbalism. 2 Kings 4:39. African herbalism is not evil. Embrace it.

“If you have ever had malaria and taken herbs as a remedy, or had psoriasis, eczema, or other skin problems and used ose dudu (AKA dudu osun), you would never call herbalism evil.

“African herbs are potent. They form the basic foundation of modern pharmaceuticals. In other words, they are organic medicine, while big pharma is GMO medicine.

“We Africans should not allow Christianity or Islam to scare us away from our heritage. Our universities should be offering degree courses on traditional African herbalism.”

Omokri maintained that “our ancestors lived longer and stronger lives than we do” because they practised herbalism.

“We should not let these ancient wisdoms die out. Neither should we be ashamed of them.

“These are African botanicals, and we should be proud of them. I am a follower of Yeshua, and I believe in African herbalism,” he said.