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| nationality = Nigerian
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| known_for = Promoting [[Traditional African Medicine]], Healthy nutrition and lifestyle in Africa
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| father = Adebayo Adodo
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'''Adodo Anselm Gbenga''' (born 1969) is a Nigerian [[Scholar]], [[Philosopher]] and [[Theology|Theologian]] who is amongst the first Herbal Scientists to explore [[Alternative medicine|Alternative Medicine]] and apply its benefits in [[Africa]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Adodo |first=Anselm |date=2022-10-16 |title=About: Anselm Adodo |url=https://dbpedia.org/page/Anselm_Adodo |url-status=live |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=dbpedia.org}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Benedictines|Benedictine Order]] and a [[Priesthood in the Catholic Church|priest]] of the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]] in [[Edo State|Edo state]], [[Nigeria]]. Adodo is a fellow of the Nigerian Society of [[Botany|Botanist]]<nowiki/>s, and he founded Nigeria's first Alternative medicine and research laboratory in 1997 - [[Paxherbals|Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories (Paxherbals)]].<ref name="AdodoAnselm2017">{{cite book |last1=Adodo |first1=Anselm |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9DeEDgAAQBAJ |title=Integral Community Enterprise in Africa: Communitalism as an Alternative to Capitalism |date=2017 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1138636798 |page=8}}</ref>
'''Adodo Anselm Gbenga''' (born 1969) is a [[Nigerian]] [[Scholarly method|scholar]] who has advocated for [[alternative medicine]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anselm Adodo Archives|url=https://www.vimasnews.com/tag/anselm-adodo/|website=Vimas News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-29}}</ref> He is also a [[Benedictine monk]] and [[Catholic priest|priest]] of the [[Roman Catholic church|Roman Catholic Church]] in [[Edo State|Edo State, Nigeria]].


He founded Nigeria’s first alternative medicine and [[research laboratory]] enterprise, called [[Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories]], in 1997.<ref name="AdodoAnselm2017">{{cite book|last1=Adodo|first1=Anselm|title=Integral Community Enterprise in Africa: Communitalism as an Alternative to Capitalism|date=2017|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1138636798|page=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9DeEDgAAQBAJ}}</ref>
He had his philosophical training at the studium of [[Philosophy of science|Philosophy]] in St. Benedict Monastery, Ewu, Edo State, NIgeria. He graduated with a BA in Religious studies from the [[University of Nigeria|University of Nigeria, Nsukka]]. He also went ahead to get his master's degree from [[Duquesne University|Duquesne University, Pittsburgh USA]], and a Ph.D. in Medical Sociology from the [[University of Benin (Nigeria)|University of Benin, Nigeria]].<ref name=":0" />


He also has written several books on alternative medicine, nutrition, health and [[epidemiology]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adodo |first=Anslem |date=17 March 2020 |title=Healing Plants of Nigeria: Ethnomedicine and Therapeutic Applications |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340025516 |website=ResearchGate}}</ref>
Adodo got his doctoral degree in Management of Technology and Innovation from Da Vinci Institute in [[South Africa]]. He is a professor at the Institute of African Studies in the [[University of Ibadan|University of Ibadan, Nigeria]]. He lectures his students on the Transformation studies and [[Traditional African medicine|Traditional African Medicine]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=About Paxherbals |url=http://paxherbals.net/about |accessdate=15 May 2017 |website=Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories |ref=paxabout}}</ref>


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== Education and career ==
After joining the Ewu Monastery in 1987, Adodo started a small herbal clinic venture. He offered his remedies to nearby villagers for common ailments like [[cough]] and [[malaria]]. As a result of the successes recorded by his patients, the news of his herbal enterprise spread through the Monastery and its surrounding towns.


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In 1979, Adodo joined St. Thomas Aquinas College Akure to begin his [[secondary school]] education. By 1985, he had successfully completed his secondary school education and was awarded a [[West African Senior School Certificate Examination|West African school certificate]]. When he visited the [[Ewu Monastery]] in 1987, it was the peace and tranquillity of the natural environment that really struck him,<ref name="AlifeLongFocus">{{cite web|last1=Adodo|first1=Anselm|title=A life-long Focus on Knowledge and Healing|url=http://www.trans-4-m.com/community/trans4m-senior-fellows/anselm-adodo-nigeria/|website=Trans4m|accessdate=12 May 2017}}</ref> and so he joined the Monastery in November 1987.
He still lives and works as an Alternative Medicine practitioner in Ewu Monastery. As a [[writer]], he has authored books on Alternative Medicine, [[Nutrition and Health]], [[Epidemiology]] and General Counselling.


He obtained a [[Higher Diploma]] in [[Scholastic Philosophy]] from the [[Ewu Monastery]] in 1992 and a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in [[Religious Studies]] from the [[University of Nigeria, Nsukka]], in 1995.
==Early Life and Career==
Adodo was born on ‘day month year’ in his family home to a [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] family in [[Akure|Akure, Ondo state]] of Nigeria. His father Adebayo Adodo (1936 - 1988) is from the Oba-Ile axis of Akure, a prominent academician and wealthy [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]] owned one of the biggest frozen fish warehouses in Akure in the 1970s. His mother Mary Omodun Adodo (née Falodun) (born 1939) is from the Falodun royal family in Akure known for their vast [[Cocoa bean|cocoa]] [[Plantation|plantations]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Adodo |first=Anselm |date=2020-11-22 |title=Age, Biography and Wiki |url=https://joebidenbio.com/anselm-adodo/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=joebidenbio |language=en-US}}</ref>


In 1997, he obtained a Master's degree in [[Systematic Theology]] from [[Duquesne University]] and a PhD in [[Medical Sociology]] from the [[University of Benin (Nigeria)]] in 2017.
===Family and Personal Life===
Adodo is the third of five children of his parents. Bankole Adodo, Funke Adodo, Anselm Adodo, Bandele (Dele) Adodo, and Omotola (Tola) Adodo are all siblings of the same parents.<ref name="AdodoAnselm2017" /> Adebayo Adodo was the son of Adesida, a prominent Akure businessman. Mrs. Mary Adodo (née Falodun) is the daughter of Peter falodun.<ref name=":2" />


The Da Vinci Institute in South Africa awarded him a PhD (Management of Technology and Innovation Systems) in 2015 for his doctoral studies, which started in 2012.
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== Education and Monastic Journey ==
In 1979, Adodo joined the St. Thomas Aquinas College Akure to begin his [[secondary school]] education. By the year 1985, he had successfully completed his secondary school education and was awarded a [[West African Senior School Certificate Examination|West African School Certificate (WASSCE)]].


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He is an adjunct professor at the [[Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria|Institute of African Studies]] (IAS), the University of [[Ibadan, Nigeria]] (where he teaches African Transformation Studies and [[Traditional African Medicine]]),<ref name="AdodoAnselm2017" /> and he is also the Chief Executive Officer at [[Paxherbals]]<ref>{{cite web|title=About Paxherbals|url=http://paxherbals.net/about|website=Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories|accessdate=15 May 2017|ref=paxabout}}</ref> and the director of Ofure (Pax) Integral Research and Development Initiative.<ref name="AdodoAnselm2017" />
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When he visited Ewu Monastery in 1987, it was the peace and tranquillity of the natural environment that really struck him.<ref name="AlifeLongFocus">{{cite web |last1=Adodo |first1=Anselm |title=A life-long Focus on Knowledge and Healing |url=http://www.trans-4-m.com/community/trans4m-senior-fellows/anselm-adodo-nigeria/ |accessdate=12 May 2017 |website=Trans4m}}</ref> Finally, in November 1987, he abandoned his university admission in order to join the monastery.<ref name="AlifeLongFocus" />


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==Alternative medicine==
As a monk of Ewu Monastery, he obtained a [[Higher diploma|Higher Diploma]] in Scholastic Philosophy from Ewu Monastery studium of Philosophy in 1992.<ref name="AdodoAnselm2017" /> Thereafter, Adodo went on to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in [[Enugu State|Enugu State Nigeria]], to further his academic career and it was there he studied till 1995 before he was awarded a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Religious Studies.


His next academic effort was with Duquesne University, Pennsylvania, USA starting in 1995 until 1997 where he was awarded a master's degree in [[Systematic theology|Systematic Theology]]. Also, from 2015 he studied at University of Benin, Nigeria which earned him a Ph.D. in Medical Sociology by 2017. Da Vinci Institute, South Africa also awarded him a Ph.D. (Management of Technology and Innovation systems) 2015 for his doctoral studies which he started in 2012.

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He is an adjunct professor at Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Ibadan, Nigeria (where he teaches African Transformation Studies and Traditional African Medicine) and is also Chief Executive Officer at Paxherbals and director of Ofure (Pax) Integral Research and Development Initiative.<ref name=":1" />

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==Alternative Medicine==
===Philosophy===
===Philosophy===
Adodo prefers the term "African Medicine" to "Traditional Medicine"<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Adodo |first=Anselm |title=POLICY VOICES SERIES MODERN AFRICAN REMEDIES HERBAL MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA |url=https://www.academia.edu/28555072/POLICY_VOICES_SERIES_MODERN_AFRICAN_REMEDIES_HERBAL_MEDICINE_AND_COMMUNITY_DEVELOPMENT_IN_NIGERIA |journal=academia.edu}}</ref>. He defines African medicine as a system of healing grounded in an African world view, culture, and accumulated beliefs and practices. He believes that African Medicine proffers solutions to physical and spiritual ailments through the use of herbs and other plants.
Adodo prefers the term "African medicine" to "[[traditional medicine]]". He defines [[Africa]]n medicine as a system of healing grounded in an African worldview, culture, and accumulated beliefs and practices, which uses herbs and other plants to solve physical and spiritual ailments. African medicine, he believes, is founded on indigenous, biological, and medico-spiritual theories and concepts of the human body, the role of the individual as a member of the community, and their relationship with the community, with the environment and with nature.<ref name="ARI april 2015" />

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African medicine, he suggests, is founded on indigenous, biological, and medico-spiritual theories and concepts of the human body; the role of the individual as a member of the community; and their relationship with the community, with the environment and with nature.<ref name="ARI april 2015">{{cite journal |last1=Itchen |first1=Jame |display-authors=etal |date=April 2015 |title=Modern African Remedies - Herbal Medicine and Community Development in Nigeria |url=http://www.africaresearchinstitute.org/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARI-Policy-Voice-Pax-Herbal-download.pdf |journal=Policy Voice Series |issue=April 2015 |accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref>


===Background===
===Background===
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Adodo first began studying alternative medicine in the early 1990s. He traveled around [[Nigeria]] and spoke with traditional healers, and Adodo said he felt called to preserve their knowledge in writings.<ref name="ARI april 2015">{{cite journal|last1=Itchen|first1=Jame|display-authors=etal|title=Modern African Remedies - Herbal Medicine and Community Development in Nigeria|journal=Policy Voice Series|date=April 2015|issue=April 2015|url=http://www.africaresearchinstitute.org/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARI-Policy-Voice-Pax-Herbal-download.pdf|accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref>
In the early 1990s, Adodo undertook his first study on how people survive based on what they have: indigenous knowledge. Travelling around his country Nigeria at the time, he was amazed by his discoveries and observations. He witnessed the struggles of native [[Traditional healers of Southern Africa|traditional healers]] and also the successes of their remedies which they used to heal their patients and cure ailments.<ref name="AlifeLongFocus" />

Adodo said he felt the calling to preserve this knowledge. The native healers had no form of documentation for their processes and knowledge. He observed this and decided that what they knew was too valuable to lose. He made a commitment to start documenting herbal remedies. Adodo said he explained to the traditional healers he encountered that this was the only way their knowledge would survive.<ref name="ARI april 2015" />

The time had come to move indigenous knowledge from implicit knowledge, passed from one generation to the next orally, to explicit knowledge that was documented and shared more widely. He maintained that in doing so, more people could build on it. Adodo believes that Indigenous medicinal knowledge has a unique place in healing and well-being.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Okafor |first1=Onna |title=Herbal medicine should be modernised and professionalised |url=http://pulse.ng/health/father-anselm-adodo-herbal-medicine-should-be-modernised-and-professionalised-pax-herbals-founder-says-id3824679.html |accessdate=16 May 2017 |website=Pulse Ng |ref=PusleNgJune2015}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==

=== Books ===

* Adodo, Anselm (English, between 1982 and 1999). [http://www.worldcat.org/title/41537404 Herbs for healing: receiving God's healing through nature] OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 41537404
* ——————— (English, 2004). [http://www.worldcat.org/title/60766706 Nature power: a Christian approach to herbal medicine] - 3 eds. Publisher: Generation Press, Lagos, Nigeria, 2004. [[ISBN]]: 9789780601874, 9780601872
* ———————, [[St. Benedict Monastery|St Benedict Monastery]] (English, 2003). [http://www.worldcat.org/title/701770815 Ewu monastery cultural hymnal] Publisher: Omon-Law Printers, Edo State, 2003. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 701770815
* ——————— (English, 2005). [http://www.worldcat.org/title/1262139590 New frontiers in African medicine: guidebook for Pax health care providers] Publisher: [[Paxherbals|Pax Herbal Clinic [Nig] Ltd]]., Ewu-Esan, 2005. [[ISBN]]: 9789783456099, 9783456091
* ——————— (English, 2013). [http://www.worldcat.org/title/860752349 Nature power: natural medicine in tropical Africa] - 2 eds. Publisher: [[AuthorHouse]], Bloomington, IN, 2013. [[ISBN]]: 9781491878347, 1491878347
* ——————— (English, 2017). [http://www.worldcat.org/title/1330988810 Integral community enterprise in Africa: communitalism as an alternative to capitalism] Publisher: [[Taylor & Francis|Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group]], London, 2017. [[ISBN]]: 9781315205731, 1315205734
* ——————— (English, 2018). [http://www.worldcat.org/title/1107051553 Medicinal plants of Nigeria: an ethnobotanical survey and plant album] Publisher: Ofure Integral Research and Development Initiative; Beacon Academic, Lagos, Nigeria, Manchester, 2018. [[ISBN]]: 9789785565409, 9785565408
* ——————— (English, 2020). [http://www.worldcat.org/title/1331990608 Healing plants of Nigeria ethnomedicine and therapeutic applications] Publisher: [[CRC Press]], Boca Raton, FL, 2020. [[ISBN]]: 9781138339828, 1138339822

=== Journal Articles ===


== Personal life ==
* Adodo, Anselm. (2022). A Political Economy of Wellbeing/Wellness in Nigeria. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 13(1), 1. [[doi:10.36941/mjss-2022-0001|E-ISSN: 2039-2117/ISSN: 2039-9340]]
Adodo is the third of five children of his parents. Bankole, Funke, Bandele (Dele), and Omotola (Tola) are the names of his siblings.<ref name="AdodoAnselm2017" />
* ——————— (2021). Ethnography of Health and Illness Behaviour in Nigeria. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 8(9), 451–459. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.89.10929
* ——————— (2018), Paul Ireyefoju and Benedicta Momody, ‘A Philosophical Analysis of Emergent Issues in Art, Religion and Culture for Educational Development in Africa’. International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education. Volume 5, Issue 1, 2018, Page No: 127-134. ISSN 2349-0373 (Print) & [[International Standard Serial Number|ISSN]]: [http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2349-0381.0501020 2349-0381]
* ——————— and Elizabeth Timbiri, Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Marital Satisfaction Among Non-Teaching Staff of a Nigerian University’. Vol.4. No 2. February 2018. https://researchjournali.com/pdf/4141.pdf
* ——————— and Gloria Vincent-Osaghae, ‘Diet Patterns and the Prevalence of Diabetes in Edo Central, Nigeria’. Journal of Nursing, Social Studies, Public Health and Rehabilitation. ISSN 1804-1868. 1-2/ 2018. [[International Standard Serial Number|ISSN]]: [http://casopis-zsfju.zsf.jcu.cz/journal-of-nursing-social-studies-public-health-and-rehabilitation/clanky/1-2~2018/162-diet-patterns-and-the-prevalence-of-diabetes-in-edo-central-nigeria 1804-7181]
* ——————— and Mercy Ojeje, Education Infrastructure in Nigeria: An Analysis of Provision of School Building Facility in Secondary Schools in Delta State Nigeria. Journal of Education & Entrepreneurship. [[International Standard Serial Number|ISSN]]: [[doi:10.26762/jee.2018.400021|2636-4778]]. Vol. 5, N0.3, 49-60; 2018. https://doi.org/10.26762/jee.2018.400021
* ——————— (2018) A Philosophical Analysis of Emergent Issues in Art, Religion and Culture for Educational Development in Africa’. International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education. Volume 5, Issue 1, 2018, Page No: 127-134 ISSN 2349-0373 (Print) & [[International Standard Serial Number|ISSN]] [http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2349-0381.0501020 2349-0381]


==Honours==
==Honours==
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* Fellow, Nigeria Society of Botanists<ref name="AdodoAnselm2017" />
* Fellow, Nigerian college of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2006)
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* Fellow, Nigeria Society of Botanists (2012)
* Entrepreneur of the Year (Alternative Medicine); Association of West African Journalists (2012)
* DaVinci Institute, Most outstanding PhD Thesis on Community development and Integral Research (2017)


==Works==
==Works==
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* ''New Frontiers in African Medicine'' (2005). Lagos: Metropolitan Publishers; Herbal Medicine and the Revival of African Civilization (2010). Lagos: Zoe Communications
* ''New Frontiers in African Medicine'' (2005). Lagos: Metropolitan Publishers; Herbal Medicine and the Revival of African Civilization (2010). Lagos: Zoe Communications
* ''Disease and Dietary Patterns in Edo Central Nigeria. An epidemiological survey'' (2013) Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing
* ''Disease and Dietary Patterns in Edo Central Nigeria. An epidemiological survey'' (2013) Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing
* ''Nature Power: Natural Medicine in Tropical Africa'' (2013 revised edition). UK: AuthorHouse
* ''Nature Power: Natural Medicine in Tropical Africa'' (2013 revised edition). UK: Author House
* ''Integral Community Enterprise in Africa. Communitalism as an Alternative to Capitalism'' (2017) London: Routledge.
* ''Integral Community Enterprise in Africa. Communitalism as an Alternative to Capitalism'' (2017) London: Routledge.


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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://pax-africana.org/ Ofure-Pax Integral Research and Development Initiative (OFIRDI)]
* [https://www.adodoanselm.com/ Official website] of Adodo, Anselm
* [https://www.paxafricana.org/ Official website] of Paxafricana
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtt6MzquvAkhgrYE5hLt12g Official YouTube Channel] of Adodo, Anselm


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Reverend Fr.
Anselm Adodo
OSB
Gbenga
Born1969
Akure, Ondo State
NationalityNigerian
Alma mater(Ph.D), Da Vinci Institute, South Africa
OccupationSocial Scientist
Years active2000-present
Employer(s)Paxherbals, University of Ibadan
Known forPromoting Traditional African Medicine, Healthy nutrition and lifestyle in Africa
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity
ChurchRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City
OrdainedJanuary 4, 1997
Writing career
GenreAlternative medicine, Epidemiology, Traditional African medicine,
Notable awardsEntrepreneur of the year Alternative medicine – Association of West African Journalists
2012
Websitewww.adodoanselm.com

Adodo Anselm Gbenga (born 1969) is a Nigerian scholar who has advocated for alternative medicine.[1] He is also a Benedictine monk and priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Edo State, Nigeria.

He founded Nigeria’s first alternative medicine and research laboratory enterprise, called Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories, in 1997.[2]

He also has written several books on alternative medicine, nutrition, health and epidemiology.[3]

Education and career

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In 1979, Adodo joined St. Thomas Aquinas College Akure to begin his secondary school education. By 1985, he had successfully completed his secondary school education and was awarded a West African school certificate. When he visited the Ewu Monastery in 1987, it was the peace and tranquillity of the natural environment that really struck him,[4] and so he joined the Monastery in November 1987.

He obtained a Higher Diploma in Scholastic Philosophy from the Ewu Monastery in 1992 and a BA in Religious Studies from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1995.

In 1997, he obtained a Master's degree in Systematic Theology from Duquesne University and a PhD in Medical Sociology from the University of Benin (Nigeria) in 2017.

The Da Vinci Institute in South Africa awarded him a PhD (Management of Technology and Innovation Systems) in 2015 for his doctoral studies, which started in 2012.

He is an adjunct professor at the Institute of African Studies (IAS), the University of Ibadan, Nigeria (where he teaches African Transformation Studies and Traditional African Medicine),[2] and he is also the Chief Executive Officer at Paxherbals[5] and the director of Ofure (Pax) Integral Research and Development Initiative.[2]

Alternative medicine

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Philosophy

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Adodo prefers the term "African medicine" to "traditional medicine". He defines African medicine as a system of healing grounded in an African worldview, culture, and accumulated beliefs and practices, which uses herbs and other plants to solve physical and spiritual ailments. African medicine, he believes, is founded on indigenous, biological, and medico-spiritual theories and concepts of the human body, the role of the individual as a member of the community, and their relationship with the community, with the environment and with nature.[6]

Background

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Adodo first began studying alternative medicine in the early 1990s. He traveled around Nigeria and spoke with traditional healers, and Adodo said he felt called to preserve their knowledge in writings.[6]

Personal life

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Adodo is the third of five children of his parents. Bankole, Funke, Bandele (Dele), and Omotola (Tola) are the names of his siblings.[2]

Honours

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  • Fellow, Nigeria Society of Botanists[2]

Works

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Adodo has written books which includes:

  • Herbs for healing. Receiving God’s Healing Through nature (1997). Ilorin: Decency Printers
  • Nature power - A Christian Approach to Herbal Medicine (2000). Akure: Don Bosco Publishers
  • The Healing Radiance of the Soul. A Guide to Holistic Healing (2003). Lagos: Agelex Publication
  • New Frontiers in African Medicine (2005). Lagos: Metropolitan Publishers; Herbal Medicine and the Revival of African Civilization (2010). Lagos: Zoe Communications
  • Disease and Dietary Patterns in Edo Central Nigeria. An epidemiological survey (2013) Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing
  • Nature Power: Natural Medicine in Tropical Africa (2013 revised edition). UK: Author House
  • Integral Community Enterprise in Africa. Communitalism as an Alternative to Capitalism (2017) London: Routledge.

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Anselm Adodo Archives". Vimas News. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  2. ^ a b c d e Adodo, Anselm (2017). Integral Community Enterprise in Africa: Communitalism as an Alternative to Capitalism. Taylor & Francis. p. 8. ISBN 978-1138636798.
  3. ^ Adodo, Anslem (17 March 2020). "Healing Plants of Nigeria: Ethnomedicine and Therapeutic Applications". ResearchGate.
  4. ^ Adodo, Anselm. "A life-long Focus on Knowledge and Healing". Trans4m. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  5. ^ "About Paxherbals". Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b Itchen, Jame; et al. (April 2015). "Modern African Remedies - Herbal Medicine and Community Development in Nigeria" (PDF). Policy Voice Series (April 2015). Retrieved 1 May 2017.

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