Sacred Herbs of Afrikan Vodún: Ajã Sacred, Edible, and Medicinal Herbs ©2020 - 2024

The use of herbs in Máwùfɛ (Afrika), whether medicinal, for food, or spiritual is as old as Afrikan culture itself. Originally, the primary priests in Ajă and other Afrikan cultures were the hunters and “medicine men/women” that were intricately connected to the land of the forest and bush where the herbs were most potent. The proper use of these herbs has been passed down through millennia among the Ajă; something most non Afrikan cultures can boast of. Herbal priests are still prevalent in Afrikan culture and hold tremendous respect and power. Consulting the deities/spirits of the herbs, such as Ọ̀sanyin among the Yorùbá and Agwe of the Ajă people, is mandatory when dealing with the healing and protection of people, families, communities, and nations.