Herbs for SCD - historical, evidence based and FREE

Hey Warriors,

I just saw another post about some herbal concoction being sold for to help treat Sickle Cell and it inspired me to finally compile this list I had been researching into an easily readable recipe.

Of course, this isn’t medical advice, I’m just providing information for those who have ever wondered “what did people in Africa use to treat Sickle Cell before western medicine?”

Here is a recipe below. The Niprisan version is a group of herbs that had been packaged into a medicine in the earlier treatment days. The combo has been researched relatively well, so if you’re more wary you can just stick to those. I provided others that were used and their uses as well.

Personally, I regularly drink tea made from sorghum leaves (from ethnic stores or Etsy) and clove, which has been good for me. I’m hoping to source the rest this year

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Traditional Sickle Cell Support Recipe

Base Niprisan Ingredients:

· West African Black Pepper seeds (Piper guineense)

· Clove buds (Eugenia caryophyllata)

· Camwood stem (Pterocarpus osun)

· Sorghum leaf stalks (Sorghum bicolor)

Other Historical Additives (Used in Variant Recipes):

· Alligator Pepper seeds (Aframomum melegueta) - For enhanced pain relief

· Fagara root/bark (Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides) - A key anti-sickling agent in other formulas

· Guinea Hen Weed leaves (Petiveria alliacea) - For inflammation and pain

· Sapele bark (Entandrophragma utile) - Used in decoctions for crises

· Chenopodium leaves (Chenopodium ambrosioides) - Used *cautiously for fevers

Base & Mineral:

· dry gin

· Trona (a mineral salt)

Preparation:

1. Base Recipe: Combine the Core 4 ingredients in a jar. Cover completely with gin. Add a small piece of trona. Seal and steep 7+ days. Strain.

2. For Variant Blends: Fagara or Alligator Pepper were most common. Dry, crush, and add to the jar at the start of the steep.

*Important Note: Ingredients like Chenopodium require extreme caution due to potency and potential toxicity. Historically, they were often prepared as separate, short-term decoctions (boiled in water) for acute symptoms, not in long-term steeps.