So shall we have peace divine:Holier gladness ours shall be;Round us, too, shall angels shine,Such as ministered to Thee.
Forty days and forty nights is a good song to sing when you need to be in a space of empowerment.
A verse in that song stands out as a source of empowerment pertaining to soca queen Alison Hinds, who was honoured by Christ Church Foundation School last week for African History Month.
The line “Round us, too, shall angles shine” cause me to think of her as I listened when her achievements were read. Additionally, she spoke about following your passion. This also made me reflect on my passion related to silent doctors.
My silent doctor for nomination this week is eddoes from the People’s Health and Well-being Party.
Last week, I offered corn as a candidate and I hope you are keeping a tally of your votes. I will now present eddoes as your potential representative for healing and explain why eddoes should be your candidate of choice.
Eddoes, like Alison, dazzle many a Caribbean person and have travelled all around the world. In fact, they are well loved by many as their potential continues to explosively unfold. When I travelled to St Lucia I was confronted daily by the word dasheen.
In Barbados many people have lost touch with silent doctor eddoes, which are often missing from many kitchen gardens. I wonder if people truly know how delicious they taste. My mother is guilty of serving us too many eddoes in soup and stewed food.
Several nutrients are found in the entire plants, especially the leaves and roots. Worldwide many people use eddoes and research shows that the parts of the eddo used for healing differ from culture to culture.
Some people use the juice of the root (coms) for hair loss, piles and internally as a laxative; some apply heated tubers to painful rheumatic joints.
In Hawaii, the ends of the petioles are used on bleeding wounds and the stems of the leaves on insect bites and to prevent joint swelling and pain.
The juice is used for fever. It can also be used as a good nutritional supplement for those who have weight loss problems associated with cancer, AIDS and pancreatitis. Eddoes can also be used to prevent lung and oral cavity cancer. Try using eddoes to help regulate heart rate and blood pressure.
Finally, the vote is in your hands. Vote eddoes for prosperity, healing and good health.
• Annette Maynard-Watson, a teacher and herbal educator, may be contacted at silentdoctors@gmail.com or call 250-6450.
• DISCLAIMER: It is not our intention to prescribe or make specific health claims for any products. Any attempt to diagnose and treat real illness should come under the direction of your health care professional.
