After meeting with locals, Bolsonaro promoted three types of tea against COVID-19: “I asked them if anyone was dead and they said no”

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, promoted this Thursday a new treatment without evidence against COVID-19 from three types of tea consumed by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon.

The president said that during an official trip he made this Thursday for the inauguration of a bridge in the state of Amazonas, one of the most affected by the pandemic, spoke with “several” indigenous Balaios and Yanomami to learn more about their situation with the coronavirus.

“I asked them if anyone was dead and they told me no, that no one had died in the Balaios community. And what did they not die for? Did they drink anything? Let’s go, let’s write it, according to them, there is a video of that, They drank carapanaúba, saracura or jambu tea», He expressed.

“You can have a tea of ​​it here and treat yourself or not.”

The carapanaúba It is a species of arboreal plant, the bark of which is used by the Amazonian peoples to create a tea with supposed antimalarial properties and which is also said to be used to heal wounds and inflammation.

The saracura and the guava are two other medicinal plants. The former is popularly known as Amazon Viagra, while the latter is credited with analgesic properties.

“Maybe it’s a coincidence or not, maybe there is an active ingredient in the root, I don’t know, but you must try. There is a saying that it is worse to make a bad decision than indecision, ”said Bolsonaro.

“You can have a tea of ​​it here and you can be healed or not healed“Added the president, who encouraged at least to try tea with these herbs in case it works.

The President also reported that these conversations with the natives He recorded them on video and will release them shortly with “English subtitles”.

He even encouraged the parliamentary committee which is investigating these days on its management of the pandemic to summon these indigenous communities to hear about the supposed benefits of tea as a treatment for COVID-19, which has already killed an estimated 457,000 people in Brazil.

“There is a proverb that says it is worse to make a bad decision than indecision”

More, Bolsonaro campaigned for chloroquine again, an ineffective anti-malarial against COVID-19 and this is one of the key points of the Senate committee trying to find out whether its government has been ignored in the fight against the coronavirus.

“I had symptoms about a month ago and what did I do? I took this (chloroquine) and period. Then I took an exam and it didn’t work“, a point.

Too again accused of health measures adopted by local governments to contain coronavirus infections, which already exceed 16.3 million in Brazil, according to the health ministry.

“No one can stand these confinements anymoreHe condemned.

Brazil is the second country in the world with the most deaths from COVID-19, after the United States, and the third with the most infections, behind North Americans and India.

(With information from EFE)

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