/oss/taxonomy/term/683/all en /oss/article/you-asked/can-mugariga-plant-actually-cure-disease <p style="text-align:justify">Tanzanian pastor Ambilikile Mwasapila knows what it is like to be besieged by the desperately ill seeking help. The sick clamor for a cup of the magical potion he brews from the “mugariga” plant (Carissa Spinarum.) Mwasapila, known to his followers as “Babu (old man)”, claims that his potion cures all diseases, including AIDS, cancer, and diabetes. How does a pastor with no scientific education come to make such a claim?</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:12:49 +0000 OSS 1763 at /oss