| Dr Sugar |
I have cured HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, stroke,
diabetes, cancer – Dr Sugar
diabetes, cancer – Dr Sugar
Alhaji
Dr Sugar is the chairman of Traditional Medical Practitioners Association,
Nasarawa local government area of Nasarawa state. In this interview with UJI
ABDULLAHI ILIYASU, he says herbal medicine can be taught in schools just like
its orthodox counterpart. He also talks about the potency and efficacy of his herbs and his ability to cure HIV/AIDS, diabetes,
hepatitis, cancer and other diseases which the modern hospital has no power to
heal.
Dr Sugar is the chairman of Traditional Medical Practitioners Association,
Nasarawa local government area of Nasarawa state. In this interview with UJI
ABDULLAHI ILIYASU, he says herbal medicine can be taught in schools just like
its orthodox counterpart. He also talks about the potency and efficacy of his herbs and his ability to cure HIV/AIDS, diabetes,
hepatitis, cancer and other diseases which the modern hospital has no power to
heal.
How did the knowledge of traditional herbal
medicine you administer to your patients come about? Did learn you learn it or
you inherit it?
medicine you administer to your patients come about? Did learn you learn it or
you inherit it?
I
inherited it. I started as an apprentice under the tutelage of my grandfather.
When he died, my father took over and I was apprenticed under him.
inherited it. I started as an apprentice under the tutelage of my grandfather.
When he died, my father took over and I was apprenticed under him.
The federal
government wants to include herbal medicine in school curriculum. Do you think herbal
medical practice can be taught in schools?
government wants to include herbal medicine in school curriculum. Do you think herbal
medical practice can be taught in schools?
Why not? I told you earlier that I learned
under my grandfather but after his death, my father took over and taught me from
where he (my grandfather) stopped. Anybody who is keen in learning herbal
medicine can do it in school or at home under a genuine teacher, but not quack.
under my grandfather but after his death, my father took over and taught me from
where he (my grandfather) stopped. Anybody who is keen in learning herbal
medicine can do it in school or at home under a genuine teacher, but not quack.
Between traditional and orthodox
medication which one do you think is better for a patient to patronise?
medication which one do you think is better for a patient to patronise?
You
know as the two names suggest, they have different ways of administering drugs
to patients. Each works better in its own area of specialty. There are some
patients who were taken to us but needed drip or blood transfusion, these ones
are not within the traditional herbal medication. In such circumstances, we
refer them to modern hospital. After that we can administer our own herbs.
know as the two names suggest, they have different ways of administering drugs
to patients. Each works better in its own area of specialty. There are some
patients who were taken to us but needed drip or blood transfusion, these ones
are not within the traditional herbal medication. In such circumstances, we
refer them to modern hospital. After that we can administer our own herbs.
Some ailments have defied orthodox
medication, for instance HIV/AIDS, diabetes, hepatitis or cancer. Does
traditional medicine have a cure for them?
medication, for instance HIV/AIDS, diabetes, hepatitis or cancer. Does
traditional medicine have a cure for them?
There
is no disease that has no medicine. If the medicine is not found within the
orthodox practice it is can be found with traditional medicine. I have the cure
for all the diseases you have mentioned and a host of others the modern
hospital refers to deems terminal.
is no disease that has no medicine. If the medicine is not found within the
orthodox practice it is can be found with traditional medicine. I have the cure
for all the diseases you have mentioned and a host of others the modern
hospital refers to deems terminal.
Are there patients who had been
tested HIV positive but you later treated them and they later tested negative?
tested HIV positive but you later treated them and they later tested negative?
Yes.
They are plenty. Many people who were diagnosed HIV positive came to me for
help. I administered to them my herbs and when they went back for test the
result showed negative. Because of the embarrassment it may pose to my clients,
I would have called names but as a professional, I protect their identities.
They are plenty. Many people who were diagnosed HIV positive came to me for
help. I administered to them my herbs and when they went back for test the
result showed negative. Because of the embarrassment it may pose to my clients,
I would have called names but as a professional, I protect their identities.
As the chairman
of traditional medical practitioners, do you know the numerous new traditional
healers who are everywhere in Nasarawa markets selling herbs?
of traditional medical practitioners, do you know the numerous new traditional
healers who are everywhere in Nasarawa markets selling herbs?
Any
genuine traditional medical practitioner in Nasarawa must be introduced to me.
I must know an individual who practices herbal medicine within Nasarawa local
government area. We sometimes test the
potency of their medicines. If we found
them unsatisfactory, we send them away. Traditional doctors are everywhere
nowadays spoiling our name and trade, especially the hawkers. A good
traditional medicine needs not advertising itself. If your medicines have the potency you claim,
patients will come to you by themselves. And through a chain of introduction by
beneficiaries of you drugs, your clinic will swarm with people. You are journalist; you can see that you had
to queue in order to get to me.
genuine traditional medical practitioner in Nasarawa must be introduced to me.
I must know an individual who practices herbal medicine within Nasarawa local
government area. We sometimes test the
potency of their medicines. If we found
them unsatisfactory, we send them away. Traditional doctors are everywhere
nowadays spoiling our name and trade, especially the hawkers. A good
traditional medicine needs not advertising itself. If your medicines have the potency you claim,
patients will come to you by themselves. And through a chain of introduction by
beneficiaries of you drugs, your clinic will swarm with people. You are journalist; you can see that you had
to queue in order to get to me.
Is it advisable to patronise
itinerant herbal doctors?
itinerant herbal doctors?
The
truck pushers and other hawkers usually run away when they found that people had
discovered that their medicines didn’t work. They don’t have certificates.
Sometimes when we wanted to see their certificates they would run away. Most of them are just looking for what to
eat. It is dangerous to patronise medicine man that has no station where he can
be reached anytime but only hawking medicines in trucks or vehicles. When
something happens to the sick person whom do you run to?
truck pushers and other hawkers usually run away when they found that people had
discovered that their medicines didn’t work. They don’t have certificates.
Sometimes when we wanted to see their certificates they would run away. Most of them are just looking for what to
eat. It is dangerous to patronise medicine man that has no station where he can
be reached anytime but only hawking medicines in trucks or vehicles. When
something happens to the sick person whom do you run to?
There are so many old containers in
your clinic, how do you know which of these tins you keep a particular
medicine?
your clinic, how do you know which of these tins you keep a particular
medicine?
My
practice is like what is done in the modern hospital. All of them have labels
inside them. The cure for headache, diabetes, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, ulcer,
stroke, spiritual attacks, all have been labelled for easy identification and administration.
practice is like what is done in the modern hospital. All of them have labels
inside them. The cure for headache, diabetes, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, ulcer,
stroke, spiritual attacks, all have been labelled for easy identification and administration.
What is your advice to persons who look
at traditional medicine as idol worshipping but if they go to hospital the
orthodox medicine cannot help them?
at traditional medicine as idol worshipping but if they go to hospital the
orthodox medicine cannot help them?
I
pity any patient goes to the modern hospital and the doctors could not help but
refuses to go to herbal clinic on religious grounds. If he is cured in modern
hospital from the chain of references fine, thank god. If he is not cured he is
the one who brings the problem to himself. Some people spent years taking
modern medicine and their condition gets worse, but when they were reluctantly
taken to us they begin to respond to treatment. I cannot see any difference
between drinking herbs obtained at the traditional medicine clinics and drugs
in modern pharmacies. If you can’t drink
herbs then stop buying drugs from chemists. They are the same. In the hospital
you drink drugs, at our place you drink herbs. The modern drugs are made from
what? Aren’t they from herbs? Ask pharmacists?
The edge we have over modern hospital is that if the full medications we
give patients are taken, the ailment will be cured, wholly. And when it is cured no return.
pity any patient goes to the modern hospital and the doctors could not help but
refuses to go to herbal clinic on religious grounds. If he is cured in modern
hospital from the chain of references fine, thank god. If he is not cured he is
the one who brings the problem to himself. Some people spent years taking
modern medicine and their condition gets worse, but when they were reluctantly
taken to us they begin to respond to treatment. I cannot see any difference
between drinking herbs obtained at the traditional medicine clinics and drugs
in modern pharmacies. If you can’t drink
herbs then stop buying drugs from chemists. They are the same. In the hospital
you drink drugs, at our place you drink herbs. The modern drugs are made from
what? Aren’t they from herbs? Ask pharmacists?
The edge we have over modern hospital is that if the full medications we
give patients are taken, the ailment will be cured, wholly. And when it is cured no return.
What
do you say about goats or chickens herbal doctors charge as part of their bills?
Isn’t that like idol worshipping?
do you say about goats or chickens herbal doctors charge as part of their bills?
Isn’t that like idol worshipping?
A
traditional or native doctor who charges his clients chickens or goats and the
like just want to eat meat. It is not part of our practice. If the medicine is
potent it does not need the blood of any animal or bird to be efficacious and
cure the sick. Sacrificing animals has no connection with traditional medicine.
This is what is scaring some patients away.
traditional or native doctor who charges his clients chickens or goats and the
like just want to eat meat. It is not part of our practice. If the medicine is
potent it does not need the blood of any animal or bird to be efficacious and
cure the sick. Sacrificing animals has no connection with traditional medicine.
This is what is scaring some patients away.
What is your advice to Nigerians on
herbal patronage?
herbal patronage?
If you go to modern hospital and find that
they don’t help, go to traditional clinics or herbalists. We have administered
drugs which have cured hepatitis, diabetes, HIV AIDS, cancer and what have you.
This has been proved over a number of times. Some are lazy to follow our
process and prescription that is why they prefer modern drugs.
they don’t help, go to traditional clinics or herbalists. We have administered
drugs which have cured hepatitis, diabetes, HIV AIDS, cancer and what have you.
This has been proved over a number of times. Some are lazy to follow our
process and prescription that is why they prefer modern drugs.
What of those fallen by spiritual
attack?
attack?
If
you talk of stroke resulting from spiritual attack where some parts of a
person’s body are dead and cannot move, we have drugs for them.
you talk of stroke resulting from spiritual attack where some parts of a
person’s body are dead and cannot move, we have drugs for them.
How can patients reach you?
My clinic is at Tammah, off the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa gate. My phone number is 08070926096. Those in Abuja can call 08067364107 for direction.