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A lot to be said for natural remedies I agree,

Sangoma traditional healers also charge or trade.

distinction between the ancestrally designated diviner or mediator lsangoma, and the herbalist or doctor inyanga who works primarily with herbs.

Herbal side of healing most interesting as they rely on plants found locally.

sounds different, a bit like homeopathy?

More a less, using plants the West don't know more often than not.

well plants have been here far longer than global chemical plants

Plants have offered many medicinal values, people of the land found years ago.

Yes indeed, I now take a variety of plant supplements