The Story Of Pax Herbals International
Mentally Blind Folded
The story of Pax Herbals International began in 2003 when my father told me of a place in the “Bush” “where he always goes to obtain herbal preparations for his back pain. In 2004, my father once again mentioned the Monastery where he buys 100% whole wheat bread, 100% natural honey, organic soaps, herbal teas, and a very effective cough syrup. He spoke about preparations for stomach problems and high blood pressure. Unfortunately for me, his words went in one ear and out the other. My Westernized and very orthodox medical training reflexively discarded the possibility that herbal products could heal or help medical ailments without scientific evidence and double blind studies. I simply could not conceive of African native medicine or roots and fruits, or witchcraft, or “voodoo” medicine of any benefit. Many of us have grown up in a world where we view most things from Africa with, at the very least, skepticism and a negative predisposition. Having been trained at many Western-style institutions in both African and America, my skepticism was only reinforced.
My Conversion
In the Spring of 2005, I received an email message from a colleague who lived in Orlando, Florida. The message was about The St. Benedict Monastery in Ewu, Edo State, Nigeria. A place less than 30 minutes drive from my Ancestral home. My Colleague hails from Surinam, South America, and was in Nigeria consulting for an international organization when she met Franciscan Monk, Anslem Adodo OSB (Order of St. Benedict). She visited the monastery and was in disbelief by what she experienced. A few weeks later, Fr. Anslem visited the United States, and I, too, was privileged to meet him. Over the weekend, I learned a lot about his vision for Pax Herbals Clinic and Research Laboratories.
Still a little skeptical, I visited the St. Benedict Monastery in May 2005 and was thoroughly impressed. The genesis of a truly African Herbal Pharmaceutical Industry. Mind you, prior to this trip, I deliberately did not take any Anti-malarial medicine because I wanted to test the Monastery's Pax Herbal Malarial solution instead. It worked. I did not get ill from Malaria despite numerous and possibly deadly mosquito bites. I returned to the Monastery in September of 2005 and again repeated Pax Herbals anti-malarial remedy and it worked fine. There were no side effects from the herbal preparation. These two visits were in total contrast to my 2004 visit to Nigeria where I did contract Malaria, and upon my return to the Florida, I was treated with the drug Atovaquone. The results of this Western-styled treatment gave me about 5 days of severe reactions akin to chemotherapy. I began using the other Pax Herbal products. The Pax Herbal Tea gave me the best sleep; the Health Powder provided my morning alertness; the Cough Syrup relieved my cough and my seasonal allergies; the Bitters and Tea managed the fevers and chills during the flu season. The Skin Ointment prevented shaving bumps, relieved my In-law's athlete’s foot, and healed my children’s cuts and abrasions. The Pain Cream was perfect for massaging my back after a long day and after a challenging game of Tennis. continued next page |
