The President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina has launched and started distributing free herbal coronavirus cure as it lifts lockdown in the country.
Recently Andry announced that traditional plants grown on Madagascar have the potential to cure COVID-19.
AFP reported Madagascar soldiers going door-to-door distributing the local herbal tea to citizens of the country.
Madagascar soldiers distribute masks and herbal tea to people in the capital of Antananarivo on April 22, 2020.PHOTO: AFP
Can traditional herbal medicine cure coronavirus?
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said it gives result in seven days and it has cured two people already, he said.
What is the name of the plant?
From what we gathered, the plant is from artemisia – a plant with proven efficacy in treating malaria – as well as other indigenous herbs.
It has been developed by the Madagascar Institute of Applied Research (IMRA) but has not been tested internationally.
At the time of this report, there is currently no known cure for coronavirus, which has infected at least 2.7 million around the world.