Ethiopian Remedies

There are plenty of medical practices among indigenous people that western medical practice cannot understand. One of them is the dislodging of the uvular, practiced among indigenous tribes of Ethiopia. This is done to facilitate the intake of foods and barbeque. Once the uvular is removed it is placed on the forehead of the patient. To disinfect the wound, the “doctors” use plain lemon juice. In these medieval roadside clinics, parents subject their children to mutilation believing they will be all the healthier. The “doctors” make incisions using razor blades on the eyes of their patients to protect the inner surface of the eye from irritation. For some magical reason the doctor then rubs the patient’s blood on their wounds. These ancient Arab medical practices will continue to dominate these roadside clinics of Ethiopia until they are replaced by modern medicine. Another practice common among the people of Ethiopia is the “Manzada”. This involves an incision around the kidneys accompanied by a mineral medication called “gup”. This is believed to cause the children to fatten.