An Italian doctor and apothecary, trained among laboratories and old European herbalists, settles in the heart of the African continent. There, far from his homeland, he finds in the local cuisine not only a source of nourishment, but also a means of healing. With the help of a local chef - who knows the healing power of local spices - they begin to work together, clandestinely, to create natural remedies to strengthen Ethiopian soldiers wounded in combat.