This Genius Black Herbal Tradition Has Been Around For Centuries
Black History Year
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🗓️ 23 October 2024
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The roots of medical racism go deep, but the ways our people have always healed themselves are even deeper. We NEVER need whites’ care, and this herbalist tradition proves it.
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| 0:00.0 | The roots of medical racism go deep, but the ways our people have always healed themselves are even deeper. |
| 0:07.0 | We never need whites care, and this herbalist tradition proves it. |
| 0:13.0 | This is Two-Minute Black History, What You Didn't learn in school. Back in the day, our people didn't have access to the care we do today. |
| 0:33.6 | Instead, they ingeniously found remedies for their ailments. Here's one genius way. They cured |
| 0:42.2 | migraines. With collared leaves. Formerly enslaved women suffering from migraines would wrap their |
| 0:50.4 | heads in a collard leaf to soothe their symptoms. |
| 0:57.9 | And today's research shows they were spot on. |
| 1:04.4 | Studies show that eating more foliate in leafy greens like collared, spinach, and kale may reduce migraine frequency. |
| 1:07.6 | The researchers found that women who ate more folate and folic acid had significantly fewer migraine attacks than their counterparts who consumed less. |
| 1:17.6 | Herbalist Brooklyn Giobeau told Refinery 29, |
| 1:22.6 | We couldn't depend on the healthcare system to take our emotional and physical state seriously. |
| 1:29.3 | With all the medical racism we deal with today, we can benefit from herbalism and lean into |
| 1:35.6 | ancestral wisdom like this. While professional medical care is essential, we should also lean |
| 1:43.3 | into ancestral wisdom and seek out doctors and |
| 1:47.1 | health care professionals in our best interests. We never need white supremacy to provide us care. |
| 1:55.0 | In order to move towards the future, you've got to look to the past. This has been Two-Minute Black History, a podcast by |
| 2:03.7 | Push Black. Show your support by sharing this story on your social media and join us in |
| 2:10.6 | amplifying stories we all deserve to know. |
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