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The Yoruba-speaking people |
The Yoruba-speaking people The Yoruba-speaking people of south-western Nigeria are heirs both to an ancient and cultured civilization, and a tragic history. Yoruba culture is known for its artistic triumphs, great literature, complex existence of gods, and urban lifestyle.
Their numbers and cultural impact were so great that their religion and culture have remained important in modern Brazil and Cuba, and are found today in many the cities in the United States and the UK. This combination of cultural triumph and human tragedy makes the Yoruba experience one of the most fascinating subjects of historical study in Africa.
A Yoruba person is anyone that subscribes to the Yoruba culture traditions and way of life. Anybody that has hereditary links to that Old Yoruba kingdoms. You could live anywhere in the would or identify with any Nationality, but if you have a Yoruba name, practice Yoruba customs or even naturalize by adopting the Yoruba way of Life then you are Yoruba and can contribute to this site. If you have any positive recommendations, we would like to hear from you. |
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Orishas in Yoruba Medicine |
Orishas in Yoruba MedicineThe Yoruba religion has a multitude of deities, the major of which are called Orisha. Osain is one of the most important Orishas. Osain rules over all wild herbs, and he is considered the greatest herbalist who knows the powers of all plants. In the Yoruba tribe a sort of staff is given to the herb gatherer of the community, to make clear their position. In Africa there are so many herbs and plants that are used in healing, that only someone trained for life can competently perform the function. The plants and herbs of Osain have their purely medicinal value as well as their magical value. The Osainista knows how to correctly gather the herbs and plants. Some plants have to be gathered at certain times of the day or night. Certain plants have to have certain prayers said to them and certain offerings made in order to correctly work. As said before there are a multitude of Orisha’s. In diagnosing illness each one of the orisha’s has physical qualities and herbal attributes, each affecting one another. See the diagrams below[6]:
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