As is often the case in climate-related disasters, women have been hit hardest by the droughts in Zimbabwe.
argues that traditional herbal medicines have been the most affordable and easily accessible source of treatment for resource-poor rural communities.
She has long used roots, leaves, barks, and flowers from various plants that have grown in the area to treat illnesses in children, such as diarrhea, pain from teething, skin problems, stomach flu, problems with babies’ fontanel — the soft tissues that hold the skull together as the brain grows — and fever. “These herbs help a lot,” Munyama said.has caused ongoing and ever-worsening droughts in Zimbabwe.
Another herbalist from the same area, Veronica Mabvumbe, 66, said she was taught to use traditional herbs to treat diseases by her mother decades ago. “And today I’m now treating children and pregnant women using herbs,” she said. “I will also pass on this knowledge to my children.” “At times,” she said, “I have to forage for specific herbs for hours without success. But we’re trying our best to continue using our traditional herbs to treat illnesses in children.”
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