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Mission StatementOur aim at The African Traditional HerbalResearch Clinic is to propagate and promote theawareness in Afrikan peoples at home and abroad oftheir health, biodiversity, history and culturalrichness. We gather pertinent information on theseissues and disseminate these freely to our people inUganda, the rest of the continent, and anywhere inthe Diaspora where Afrikans are located…. One ofthe main ingredients for increasing poverty, sickness,exploitation and domination is ignorance of one'sself, and the environment in which we live.Knowledge is power and the forces that control ourlives don't want to lose control, so they won't stop atanything to keep certain knowledge from the people.Therefore, we are expecting a fight and opposition toour mission. However, we will endeavor to carryforward this work in grace and perfect ways.“Where there is no culture, there is no indigenousknowledge. Where there is no indigenousknowledge, there is no history. Where there is nohistory, there is no science or technology. Theexisting nature is made by our past. Let usprotect and conserve our indigenousknowledge.”C ALENDAR OF E VENTSSPECIAL EVENT: CLINIC OPENINGPLACE: AFRIKAN TRADITIONAL HERBAL RESEARCH CENTRETIME:Herb of the MonthAfrican WormwoodArtemisia afra (Asteraceae)COMMON NAMES: WormwoodPARTS USED: Berries, fruits, flowering tops and leaves.MEDICINAL ACTIONS: Analgesic, Purgative,Stomachic, Antimicrobial, Antioxidative, Decongestant,Antihelminthetic, AntihistamineArtemisia is one of the most extensively used herbalmedicines by indigenous populations. This is the bitterestof herbs. Wormwood's name is derived from its medicinalproperty of expelling intestinal worms for which it has beenwell known since ancient times. An Egyptian papyrus dated1,600 years before Christ describes this bitter herb. It isbeen used for coughs, colds, chills, flu, croup, whoopingcough, loss of appetite, dyspepsia, stomachache, for goutand as a purgative. It is usually used in the form of either adecoction or an infusion, and often this is made into syrupby adding sugar, especially as a remedy for bronchialtroubles. Infusions are also used as a lotion to bathehaemorrhoids, in the ear for earache and as a hot bath tobring out the rash in measles. It is used in the mouth to easethe pain from gumboils and is taken for fevers and "bloodpoisoning". Artemisinin, developed in China from thewormwood plant, is the leading pharmaceutical treatmentfor malaria.☻☻☻☻☻☻Afrikan Traditional Herbal Research Centre1175A Mukalazi Road, P.O. Box 29974Bukoto, Kampala, Uganda East AfricaPhone: +256 (0) 41 530 456Email: clinic@blackherbals.comBULK RATEUS POSTAGEPAIDPERMIT00000NO.ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTEDMailing AddressStreet Number and NameCity, Country, etc.-30- Traditional African Clinic July/August 2007