========================== As The Matter's getting worst a
lot of
Claims are popping out day by
day I pray May you and I never get hit
with Ebola. "Because I will still celebrate
with you healthy
and Living . I saw a particular post on net
yesterday it was an attention
grabbing
post about the deadly Ebola Virus "Kolanut has been found to halt the deadly Ebola virus in its tracks in laboratory tests. Scientics used a compound from Garcinia kola, a plant commonly eaten in
West Africa. Compounds from the plant have also proved effective against some strains of flu. If the anti-Ebola compound proves successful in animal and
human trials, it will be the first medicine to successfully treat the virus that causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever – an often-fatal condition" Even though we're praying it'll
never
Hit Nigerians and So shall it be. ================================= Let's talk about Making Life better
and Living a Good

thanki410: ========================== As The Matter's getting worst a
lot of
Claims are popping out day by
day I pray May you and I never get hit
with Ebola. "Because I will still celebrate
with you healthy
and Living . I saw a particular post on net
yesterday it was an attention
grabbing
post about the deadly Ebola Virus "Kolanut has been found to halt the deadly Ebola virus in its tracks in laboratory tests. Scientics used a compound from Garcinia kola, a plant commonly eaten in
West Africa. Compounds from the plant have also proved effective against some strains of flu. If the anti-Ebola compound proves successful in animal and
human trials, it will be the first medicine to successfully treat the virus that causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever – an often-fatal condition" Even though we're praying it'll
never
Hit Nigerians and So shall it be. ================================= Let's talk about Making Life better
and Living a Good

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plant has been found to halt
the deadly Ebola virus in its
tracks in laboratory tests,
scientists have said. The extract can be eaten or
rubbed into the skinThey used a
compound from Garcinia kola, a
plant commonly eaten in West
Africa. Compounds from the
plant have also proved effective against some strains
of flu. If the anti-Ebola compound
proves successful in animal and
human trials, it will be the first
medicine to successfully treat
the virus that causes Ebola
haemorrhagic fever - an often- fatal condition. The discovery was announced
at the 16th International
Botanical Congress in St Louis in
the US. Four deaths per five cases The Ebola virus was first
documented in 1976 after an
outbreak in Zaire - now the
Democratic Republic of the
Congo - where 88% of the 318
human cases died. The Ebola-Zaire virus close
upMore recently, a 1995
outbreak in the same country
had a death rate of 81% of the
315 infected. There are four types of the
virus - Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan
and Ebola-Ivory Coast all affect
humans, while Ebola-Reston has
so far only affected monkeys
and chimpanzees. However, doctors have been
unable to stop the virus once
infection has taken hold - hence
the disease has gained a
terrifying reputation. Traditional origins Dr Maurice Iwu, who set up and
heads the Bioresources
Development and Conservation
Programme, led the research. Dr Maurice Iwu said the
discovery was a breakthroughIt
started 10 years ago when
researchers were led to the
plant by traditional native
healers who have used the plant for the treatment of
infectious diseases for
centuries. "This is a very exciting
discovery," said Dr Iwu, who
himself comes originally from a
family of traditional healers. "The same forest that yields the
dreaded Ebola virus could be a
source of the cure." Fighting chance The virus multiplies rapidly in
the human body and quickly
overwhelms it, and in advanced
cases the patient develops high
fever and severe bleeding. Towns are quarantined
following an outbreakThe
Garcinia kola compound has
been shown to halt
multiplication of the virus in
the laboratory. If repeated in humans, this would give the
body a chance to fight off the
virus. The active compound is what is
known as a dimeric flavonoid,
which is two flavonoid
molecules fused together. Flavonoids are non-toxic and
can be found in orange and
lemon rinds as well as the
colourings of other plants. Drug hopes The tests are in the early stages
still, but the researchers hope
that if they continue to prove
successful the compound the US
Food and Drug Administration
will put it on a fast track - making a drug available to
humans within a matter of
years. "The discovery of these
important properties in a
simple compound - flavonoids -
was very surprising," said Dr
Iwu. "The structure of this
compound lends itself to
modification, so it provides a
template for future work. "Even if this particular drug
does not succeed through the
whole drug approval process,
we can use it to construct a
new drug for this deadly
disease."