All eyes are on Madagascar after their president Andry Rajoelina announces that they discovered a herbal tea that works against Covid-19.

According to government spokesperson the tonic is derived from artemisia, a plant with proven efficacy in treating malaria.

All ingradients are sourced within the country, the locally brewed treatment is made up of several other herbs exclusive to the island.

Senegal is the first country in the world to put an order on the product. Although World Health Organisation does not approve herbal use for the treatment of Corona virus.

Government spokesperson Abdou Latif Coulibaly told public broadcaster RTS that Senegal was ready to test the “miracle” product, officially known as CVO. It remains to be seen if other countries will follow and put more orders.

It has been developed by the Madagascar Institute of Applied Research (IMRA) but has not been tested internationally in fact, the World Health Organisation (WHO) isn’t entertaining “herbal treatments”.

But it is Madagascar which leads the way here. The island nation has just 124 cases to note amongst its 27 million citizens. No deaths have been reported as of yet, signalling a major PR boost for the CVO tea.

This is good news as Africans have been using herbs successfully. The recommended dosage is two cups per day for adults, one cup for children, nothing for pregnant women.

Already Madagascar have seen positive results after testing few of their patients. The government has rolled out mass production of the herb.