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For many years I have been helped by suggestions on Earth Clinic - thank you to this wonderful community! -, so time to give back.
We spent a bit of time living in Africa recently and staying at a wonderful, but very remote place in Northern Tanzania, run by an Kenyan-Indian couple. The lady's grandmother used to be an Indian herbalist, so as a child, she naturally picked up a lot of information and knows a lot about herbs, plants, spices, cooking, and remedies.
Whilst there, she told me about her very sore knee, just a year before. It was so painful she had to stop her daily walks with the dog. The local villagers advised her to take their traditional remedy for joint pains and aches: Okra juice. A shot, in the morning on an empty stomach and one at night. She did this for 3 months and all her pains were gone. She now does it once a week, to keep up the good stuff.
Perhaps the gel-like - slimy - juice restores cartilage? Or brings in lots of needed nutrients?
Anyway, the way I was told to make it, is 2-fold: chop up some okra lady's fingers in small slices and
1. bring 1/2 to a boil with some water just covering them. Let it cool. it will become quite a slimy juice.
2. Put the other half of the okra slices In cool water and it will also form a gel.
One type of gel is to be drunk in the morning, one at night. A small shot. It's slimy and not very nice, but if you down it in one go it's ok. Do this for 3 months. After that, repeat once weekly.
I could find nothing on the internet about this but would love to hear if anyone else has heard about this.
Anyway, hope this might perhaps help someone.
