OVERVIEW
One of the therapeutic pillars in health medicine is Herbal medicine. For thousands of years , herbs have been used to treat many acute and chronic conditions. Qualified and experienced doctors in our herbal clinic utilize formulations from the “Compendium Materia Medica,” which is a classical Chinese medicine text that lists thousands of herbs, minerals, and other extracts and their intended medical uses.
Herbal formulas may contain 4 or more different ingredients. Herbal formulas are taken in the form of teas, powders, pills, tinctures, or syrups. Ingredients are primarily of plant origin, and may include roots, bark, seeds, flowers, and leaves. Each ingredient has unique characteristics, that when combined, offers a therapeutic effect.
What happens during consultancy to treatment?
Our doctor will take a detailed health history (including notes about symptoms, illnesses, conditions, medications, and diet) and may also perform several diagnostic measures. Once you have been fully assessed, the herbalist will provide a prescription for a custom compounded herbal formula relevant to your therapeutic needs. He may also prescribe herbs as a primary single therapy, or the prescription may be a supportive and strengthening measure alongside of acupuncture therapies..
Our Expert .
JOSLO was named after his two sons(JOseph and LOgan) at the time he was starting the clinic.
It was Founded in 2004 by Dr. Martin Onyalo Odhiambo after being certified as a herbal practitioner by ministry of culture in Kenya . He is a natural medicine enthusiast and herbal medicine specialist.
His wealth of experience in the field of treatment and research of over 18 years has transformed him into renowned medical expert not only in Kenya and Africa but as far as Asia and North America.
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His prowess in Natural medicine got him invited to CITIZEN TV for an interview where he generously and confidently shared his wealth of knowldge to the whole country.
Dr. Martin Odhiambo Onyalo
Founder and CEO.
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Dr. Martin also works as a medicine plant wheel coordinator at TICAH(Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health) an NGO Organization. He also lectures on plant medicine in TICAH and the Botanical garden in the Nairobi national museum.
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Dr. Odhiambo is a natural habitat devotee who likes exploring nature which assists him in discovering new plant medicines that help him in his blogs on natural medicine
How do we prepare our remedies?
All our medicines are pure natural,100% no added chemicals .Preparations starts by collecting ingredients from their natural habitats and botanical gardens.
Generally, different methods of preparation include:
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Extraction—This is prepared with solvent on a weight by volume basis. Sometimes, the solvent is evaporated to a soft mass.
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Infusions are prepared by macerating the crude drug for a short period of time in cold or hot water. A preservative such as honey may be added to prevent spoilage.
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Decoctions are made by boiling woody pieces for a specified period of time and filtered. Potash may be added to aid extraction and as preservative.
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Tinctures are alcoholic infusions which if concentrated may be diluted before administration.
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Ashing—The dried parts are incinerated to ash, then sieved and added as such to water or food.
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Miscellaneous—Other types include liniments for external applications in liquid, semi-liquid, or oily forms containing the active substances; lotions which are liquid preparations intended for skin application. Poultices are prepared from macerated fresh part of plant containing the juice from the plant and applied to skin. Snuffs are powdered dried plant inhaled through the nostrils. Dried plants may be burnt, and their charcoal is used as such. Gruels are cereals/porridges made from grains, to which dried powdered plant or its ash is added to be taken orally. Mixtures are sometimes prepared with more than one plant to give synergistic or potentiating effects of the composite plants.
There are also different methods of administration. Apart from the common routes such as oral, rectal, topical, and nasal, other methods include smoking a crudely prepared cigar containing dried plant materials or by passive inhalation. Others are steaming and inhaling the volatile oils exuding from the boiling plant material.
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