The traditional treatment of epilepsy in West Africa specifically in Guinea Conakry

2^nd International Conference on Epilepsy & Treatment

October 20-21, 2016 Rome, Italy

Sylvain Haba

Spiritual Care Centre medico tradi talithakoumi, Guinea

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Neurol Disord

Abstract :

Epilepsy is a neurological disease characterized by abnormal functioning of brain activity. It results in the repetition of unexpected crises and often very brief. These attacks can take many forms and vary in intensity. This long regarded disease as compounds devils. - The Water Devil (it kills the patient in the water as soon as the crisis) - The devil fire (it kills the patient in the fire when the crisis) - The devil upper palms and legs (when the victims climb the palm trees or pick oranges or mangoes) Thanks to modern medicine, she was defined. The causes are usually malaria, meningitis, syphilis, HIV and others. It is processed with plant and animal origin. Maceration composed of three (3) plants: 1) Newbouldia Leavis. f: 10g Bignoniac�©e 2) Akeben 5g 3) 5g Balanbilin All packaged in a container placed diluted with one liter of water a day for four days during this 60 days with control of monitoring elements. Decoction made: 1) Raphiostilis b�©n�©nien icacinac�© 10g 2) V.canne 10g 3) Nauclea latifolia rubiacc�© 2g 4) Koyalakele (10g root) All boiled with the viscera of a wild animal. After monitoring elements, recommended that the patient drink 3-5 liters of decoction in the range of one hour (1) which causes vomiting and diarrhea causes but effective against seizures. Nasal Goute: 1) Microglossa pyrifolia 1g sheet 2) Citrus medica fruit juice 1ml 3) Oecophylla smaragdina F: Formicidae (yellow ant 20) 6 nasal costs and deposit 3 times daily for 3 days for a period of three weeks especially in the case of petitmal epilepsy. An ant nest containing ants, larvae, eggs crushed, roasted, mixed with the seed oil Elaeis guineensis (palmac�©ea) preserved as pasta and kept in a snail shell Dosage is a pinch of dough on the tongue and two pinched forehead 3 times daily after meals. The ban of the recipe: The mystification for research; The pan used to toast the ants, larvae, eggs and nest must not touch the ground and even the wooden spoon; these instruments were placed on a chair to the ceiling of his house to this is added a small freshwater poison called gbongo in Guerz�© (language of my ethnicity).

Biography :

Sylvain Haba was born on seventh of October 1963 in Kpoulo (Region N’Zerekore).He got his Admission to Bachelor in 1984, later completed his orientation to school nurses. After that he started his Internship in a medical post at Sèbètèrè Gaoual Prefecture where he went on Remote Training on medical semiology. In 1998 he admitted to the public service test, and later Training in traditional medicine in DR Congo foundation for his Back Guinea led in 2006 for the establishment of the Centre Medico-Spiritual Tradi koumi Talitha (Marc5: 41-42) to (Labe) Guinea 2008 and Transferred to the center in Conakry.

Email: sylvainhaba@yahoo.fr