Madagascar’s President Rajoelina officially launched a herbal tea produced in Madagascar as a newly discovered COVID-19 cure or remedy claimed to prevent and cure the virus in seven days.
In his official address, Rajoelina claimed the Artemisia herbal remedy that has been tested in less than 20 people, cured 2 people in less than 7 days.
He was, however, cautious in declaring its safety and effectiveness as an internationally recognized cure. AFP news recalls him say the clinical observations from the tests show “a trend towards its effectiveness as a curative remedy”.
But the 45-year-old Madagascar president was so confident as he urged the plant-based tonic, called COVID-Organics be given free of charge to the school children and the most vulnerable to sip throughout the day to prevent against the novel virus.
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| World Health Organization (WHO) Not Moved By Madagascar’s COVID-19 Cure Claims. |
The COVID-19 cure was developed by the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research (IMRA) and contains Artemisia, a plant used in malaria treatment.
The herbal remedy was met with doubts from both internal and international medical bodies as it did not bear outstanding scientific evidence to be regarded as effective.
Speaking to BBC, Madagascan medical academy (Anamem) also cast doubt on the efficacy of its president’s touted prevention and remedy.
As such, the World Health Organization did not recognize the herbal remedy. In fact, WHO does not recommend self-medication with any medicines, including antibiotics, as prevention or COVID-19 cure.
Home remedies are exclusively discouraged in the treatment of the virus for fears they give people a false sense of security and may cause more harm than good.
COVID-19 Cure Organics
Countries like Zimbabwe and Madagascar are taking chances with herbal and traditional medicines to treat the virus. |
| World Health Organization (WHO) Not Moved By Madagascar’s COVID-19 Cure Claims. |
The Zimbabwean government encourages its traditionalists (Zimbabwe Traditional Practitioners Association) to treat COVID-29 patients with unproven traditional medicines which include bones-casting and plant roots remedies.
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| The President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina attends a ceremony to launch "Covid Organics" or CVO, in Antananarivo, on 20 April 2020, a remedy from the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research (IMRA) created from the Artemisia plant and supposed to prevent any infection by the new coronavirus Covid-19. (Photo by RIJASOLO / AFP) (Photo by RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images) |
