Two co-wives have landed in a hospital after taking herbal mixture popularly called ‘kayan mata’ in Hausa language meant to sexually arouse their husband.
The wives reside in Dakwa community, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Reports said that they used the herbal mixture in order to continue to get the attention of their husband, who recently married a third wife.
The women, names withheld, allegedly took the herbs three days after their husband wedded a third wife from his hometown in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.
The husband in the centre of the herbal arousal story, Musa Muhammad, while confirming the incident to DAILY TRUST, said his two wives were rushed to a clinic in neighbouring Madalla town in Niger State, where they were diagnosed with damage in some of their organs allegedly caused by the herbs they consumed.
He said that the two women underwent surgery at the hospital and were discharged on Monday.
The husband further said that it was gathered that a herbalist usually supplied them with the liquid herb preparation which they mixed with milk before drinking, but that this time around, she gave them a different one, which was in powdered form.
“My attention was called from my main house that my two wives were not feeling fine because I passed the night at a different house where my new bride is residing.
“So, I rushed there and found them rolling on the ground, complaining of stomach pain. Initially, I invited a nurse from within the community who placed them on drip, but without any improvement. So, I took them to a clinic in Madalla town where they underwent a test and surgery.
“They were discharged after about a week there,’’ the husband narrated.
Muhammad further disclosed that a search to locate the female herbalist was on to get her investigated and save others from being her next victims.
A medical doctor, Mrs Taiye Anifowose, has warned women to desist from consuming such herbs, saying they could be dangerous to their organs.
Taiye, who is a gynaecologist, said such herbs could also affect their reproductive system in the long run.
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