The false Burmese-language post was published on Facebook here on March 8, 2023. It has been shared more than 160 times.
It translates to English in part as: “It (Stemona curtisii Hook plant) cures dizziness and skin disorders, leukemia, throat cancer, fistula, hemorrhoidal anemia, stomach cancer, and all kinds of women's diseases.
“The ‘tha-myar-ni plant can cure HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C virus and all infectious diseases”, it goes on to say, using the plant's Burmese-language name 'tha-myar-ni.
“It has been observed that 100 percent of patients with HIV disease have been cured when they are treated with ‘tha-myar-ni.
“Clean the plant with water and boil all parts of the plant then drink it. The result is white blood cells decrease, red blood cells increase, and leukemia is cured.”
The post also shared three photos of what appear to be a Stemona curtisii Hook plant.
There is currently no effective cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), as explained here by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and here by the World Health Organization (archived links here and here).
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