Kenyan Martin Odhiambo cultivates medicinal plants and hopes that remedies can one day be regulated.
Martin Odhiambo has always been interested in the healing properties of plants - and for years has been enthusiastically sharing that knowledge with fellow Kenyans.
But for now Mr Odhiambo is keen to let others know about plant remedies he believes can deal with common illnesses, such as colds, skin conditions and stomach upsets. For years, Mr Odhiambo has studied medicinal plants - the scientific research as well as talking to the people who use them - soaking up so much folklore and indigenous knowledge that he says he now has "a tendency to dream about plants".
"We do not validate this information," says Vitalis Ochieng, Ticah's senior programme manager, emphasising that the point is for people to share what they know. He is campaigning for traditional medicines to be regulated and standardised in Kenya, legislation that has been in the works for several years.
At her first plant talk at the museum, businesswoman Joyce Ng'ang'a says she turned to traditional medicine as she found conventional medication had not helped her condition. It is a course of action that doctors would not recommend over safety concerns, but Ms Ng'ang'a says she hopes her experience will mean traditional herbal therapies will eventually become formalised.Patrick Mwathi develops his own remedies leaning on knowledge passed down from his father
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