HEALTH-SAO TOME:
The Forest is the Pharmacy
By Mercedes Sayagues

SAO TOME, Aug 24 (IPS) - If you live in São Tomé, a good investment in your health is to plant a po-sabom tree (Dracaena aroborea) in your backyard. Leave space: it can grow up to 20 metres high, with sword-shaped leaves.

The local stiljon, or traditional healer, has many uses for po-sabom. For toothache, drink tea of its bark and roots. For skin itches, whip bark in water until foamy, then bathe. For a wound, apply a poultice of leaves and bark. If you are horny, its bark and roots, mixed with alcohol will boost your powers.
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