29/08/2026
THE RED JATROPHA
If you grind the leaves in palm wine and allow the mixture to sit for a full day, then use it to wash your hands, it is believed to neutralize the condition associated with pierced hands.
If a child frequently falls ill, remove the childβs shoes and bathe them near a red jatropha plant regularly until you observe a lasting improvement in their health.
If you are experiencing difficulty completing a project you have started, or you have unused land, planting a red jatropha on the land is believed to help. It is said to neutralize mystical attacks, the evil eye, and harmful spells.
Carrying dried red jatropha roots during a journey is believed to offer protection against spiritually caused accidents.
The leaves, when crushed in water and used for bathing, are believed to act as a powerful purifier.
Write the name of a person you believe wishes you harm on a piece of paper, fold it six times, and tie it with a red thread. Placing this talisman in the mouth of a freshly dead toad and burying it near a red jatropha plant is believed to offer protection. It is said that any spiritual attack from that person will be reversed.
Scrape the bark, dry it, and grind it into a fine powder. When mixed with shea butter and applied to a baby, it is believed to protect against negative speech and spiritual harm.
Good health, better living.
