[VIDEO] Tanzanians begin chewing wild leaves discovered by state believed to cure Coronavirus

Kilimanjaro provincial administration in Arusha. FILE

Arusha

Tanzania discovers leaves from iyaka or lyoko traditional wild trees believed  to cure of Coronavirus. 

According to Kilimanjaro region provincial administrator Hon. Anna Mghwira, the herbs treat the virus within a week.

Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli imported the herbal drink from Madagascar, he ordered people to embrace traditional herbs too.

Iyombo or Iyaka leaf, a wild plant that grows in scattered areas in Kilimanjaro, has begun to gain popularity after allegedly treating COVID-19.

Earlier this week the Kilimanjaro provincial commissioner announced the leaves as a cure after chewing them.

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Already dozens have been claimed to be cured of the virus.

Tanzanians have shifted the bitter leaves of the claimed and chewing them on daily basis.