​Growing up in Africa (Nigeria) back in the days comes with a handful of unforgettable memories, and for many of us, some of those memories involve traditional home treatments that used to spark pure fear!
​Looking back at some of these old traditional practices, like the childhood memories of being cornered for local herbal enemas (Agbo or Gbeutu) brings back a mix of laughter and shivers. No matter how much you ran or cried, once your mother or grandmother caught hold of you with that rubber bulb syringe and local concoction, escape was completely impossible! It was a classic "this will hurt me more than it hurts you" moment that every African child understands too well.
​Africans are you here?
Who also had a bitter encounter with traditional home remedies or enemas while growing up? Which native treatment did you fear the most as a child?
​This is an AI generated image by Gemini AI for illustrative purposes.
