Tuesday, May 31
Kisii
Today we had a lecture by three men who practiced traditional medicine. They used the bible as the religious justification as to why herbal medicine is better. They discussed all the herbs and plants they use and what it heals. It was a coincidence that there was an article in the newspaper about the place in Tanzania that had the wonder herb called Loliondo. The lecture was not to exciting for me as I hoped they would discuss the implications of herbal medicine in a modern world. They, then, escorted us to a home based healer. When we got there they were burning the leaves into charcoal and then they crush it to make the powder. We sat in a demonstration of the diagnosis. A man scattered all these shells, stones, and powder. Based on how hey fell he would tell you what it is ailing you. I did not really like its as a Christian but I wanted to see what they did. Some people felt like their prediction was spot on while others thought they were pretty generic.
We then went to the tea factory for a tour. It was cool seeing the process from beginning to end. I was so intoxicated bu the smell. I bought two packs of the tea.
After we left the factory we drove to Kissumu.
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