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What a damage !

yanabasee1:
My dad used to tell me how herbs where used to treat diseases and how these herbal men were better than hospitals and how people would survive drastic accident and get back on their legs walking perfectly by those local bone doctors with their herbs....


These people lose interest in their field of expertise when the government decided to push everybody into using the foreign drugs without empowering local medicines...



Nigeria should just get sense abeg!!

The Nigerian factor is now affecting all aspects of life.
Some of us now put money first, instead of the health of the patients.
Those days the wellbeing of all was everybody's business. Herbalists would prepared herbs for you, you use first, get the desired result, before you would go and appreciate them.

But, now, the cost of living is very high. Everybody is now thinking of how to survive. I am not against making money with your gift or talent. But, people should make sure that people who pay you, for whatever, get the value for their money.

yanabasee1:
This was supposed to be the first line of consultation with the president while waiting for the vaccines from W.H.O....

I don't know who is advising this government... But there are certain things that should be consider first before money and kickbacks....


I will say this again,Ebola virus was greatly managed and discharged..This virus would've been a thing of the past in Africa....


We have roots and plants that can treat everything.... Africa is supposed to be the world's remedy ground... not a slavery ground....with terrible leaders and wicked individuals...

Funny enough, we are losing some of these things.

Righteousness89:
WHO and your agents Carry your Warning on your Heads!

NOTHING OF SUCH WILL HAPPEN IN AFRICA..

With the way we are going about this, hmmmmmmm!

I fear oooo.

Most people do not carry out the social guidelines by NCDC.

Nice one!

Explorers:
They were led out of the home without a struggle.

They already knew why the police was there.

Tissaia:
Lol

Natural herbs if well harnessed, with modern days practices, are always very potent.

Like our herbs for erectile challenges, they work wonders and no side effect.

Those days, our fathers used to burn the herbal combinations to ashes and soak the roots with alcohol. Then, those with erectile/sperm issues are to lick one tablespoon per day for 21 days and take a shot of the soaked roots, as a long-term cure.
But now, we have eliminated the use of alcohol in extracting these herbs. Reason being that, not everybody takes alcohol. We no longer burn herbs.
What we do, it to dry the herbs very well, blend them into powder, as tea for men. By so doing, we are able to get the correct dosage for an average body weight.

So good to know that some have submitted their herbal combinations, already, for NAFDAC ruling.


https://www.nairaland.com/5812601/covid-19-nigerian-doctor-says-he

COVID-19 home-base solution: NAFDAC meets researchers, herbalists over local treatment

Published May 8, 2020

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday indicated that Nigeria was making headway in getting local cures for COVID-19.

The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, gave this indication at the task force press conference in Abuja.

He said the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Department of the Federal Ministry of Health had forwarded some of the claims for COVID-19 cure to the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control.

According to the SGF, some of the claims for COVID-19 cures have met preliminary requirements, but the NAFDAC will evaluate them for listing.

Also on Thursday, NAFDAC met with alternative medical practitioners and researchers on the listing of herbal medicines for COVID-19 treatment.

According to the agenda of the meeting, issues such as COVID-19 and herbal medicines as well as NAFDAC food and chemical laboratory testing were discussed.

There were indications also Thursday that the Federal Ministry of Health had directed NAFDAC to carry out necessary procedures for the assessment of a plant-based cough mixture to treat COVID-19 patients.

The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mashi Abdullahi, issued the directive in a memo with reference TCAM/077/I/65, addressed to the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye.

The document, dated April 28, 2020, was titled, ‘Formulation of a Phyto-Medicine-Based Cough Mixture/Syrup for the Management of COVID-19 Patients by Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine Department of the Ministry.’

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Wednesday, said the local medicines in Nigeria had not been tested and could be poisonous.

FG directs NAFDAC to evaluate local COVID-19 cures

On Thursday, the task force Chairman, Mustapha, said the PTF would continue to support efforts to invent a local cure for coronavirus, adding that the ministry of health had started evaluating some claims.

He stated, “For some time now, there have been claims of inventions and cures related to COVID-19. The PTF, as part of its mandate, remains supportive of and receptive to outcomes of research. It, however, finds it imperative to reiterate its position on the need for such discoveries to undergo the scientific validation processes.

“The PTF is aware that the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Department of the Federal Ministry of Health has been evaluating such claims and forwarded some that have met the preliminary requirements to the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control to carry out the necessary procedures for listing.”

Also, the ministry of health in its letter to the NAFDAC DG noted there was no definite treatment or vaccine for COVID-19.

It stated, “This has necessitated countries to look for solutions from within and Nigeria is no exception. It is worthy to note that Nigeria is blessed with medicinal plants which could be exploited.

“It is heartwarming to note that the Department of the TCAM has taken the pains to research into scientific materials to come up with a formulation intended for the management of cough in COVID-19 and other cough-related infections.”

According to the ministry, the formulation is a Cov-herbal cough mixture.

It said, “Interestingly, all the ingredients that make up the formulations are medicinal plants that are widely used as food materials and medicines.

“They include Allium sativa (garlic); Allium cepa (onions); Zingiber officinale (ginger): Piper guineense (West African Black Pepper); and Adansonia digitata (baobab fruit). The innovation here is the composition of the formulation.

“These medicinal plants have documented scientific evidence of long use for the management of cough and other respiratory infections, with medicinal properties of mucoiytic, antitussive, expectorant, soothing, demulcent, anti- inflammatory and antiviral effects.”

The ministry stated that it was determined to “walk the talk” in the promotion and integration of herbal medicine into the health care delivery system.

“In view of the foregoing and the desire of the ministry to showcase to the public a product that is 100 per cent sourced locally, you are requested to carry out the necessary procedures for listing.”

In an interview with The PUNCH on Thursday, NAFDAC Director of Public Affairs, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, explained herbal drugs were listed after it had been confirmed that they were not toxic.

He, however, said that such listed drugs were not usually given full registration.

In a related development, the leadership of NAFDAC met with 35 players in the herbal and alternative medicine sector as part of efforts to find a treatment to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The virtual meeting, which was convened by the Director General of NAFDAC, had in attendance over 35 players in the herbal medicine sector including two professors of Pharmacognosis, Maurice Iwu and Anthony Elujoba, who was once an acting Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.

Some others at the meeting were Prof. Martins Emeje of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development; the Managing Director, Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc, Matthew Azoji; and Prof. McDonald Edu of the Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Benin.

Others are Executive Director, Yemkem International Group, Mr Akinyemi Ayeni; and Dr. Oluwatobi Abiola, Managing Director of Ablat Nigeria Limited, manufacturers of Yoyo Bitters.

The meeting also had in attendance representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Investment as well as the Department of Traditional and Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the Ministry of Health.

The meeting was the third edition of the Nigerian Herbal Medicine Product Committee symposium which seeks to explore herbal solutions to health challenges in the country

However, the NAFDAC DG said only one firm had so far approached the agency for approval and it was for the treatment of the symptoms of COVID-19, not the virus itself.

Adeyeye said all claims must go through necessary testing before clinical trials can commence.

Source:https://punchng.com/covid-19-home-base-solution-nafdac-meets-researchers-herbalists-over-local-treatment/

May his soul rest in peace !

GeneralPula:
Lol.. This your prayer get as e be oo

Lol!

Baba, dem understand.

IMASTEX:
@flexherbal how is the 5g band in your area?!

Hmmmmm!

The love of a father for his child , is all I see here !

May those who wish to experience it and have not yet, Experience it this year!

After 43 dyas, Dem never still let mama go ooo
Cc imastex

egopersonified:

No food and probably waiting to withdraw his last 2k

I tell you.

Thanks to those who attended to him.

May their souls rest in Peace!

For this Coro matter , dem nor dey laugh anybody ooo.

We all need one another.
Corp virus us the enemy, here.

Happy Birthday to him!

Rest on...

Our leaders should create an enabling environment for all. Other countries are not better that Nigeria. They only have good leaders.

The Nigerian Army should use this opportunity of border closure, in almost all countries, presently, to finish them up.

They would be short of supply, by now.

Street fight !

It will be an added advantage .

Man, turn away from thy evil ways!

Nigerians !

Hmmmmmm!

Communication is very important in a relationship.

It is not bad to tell your partner what you want during sex and how you want it. If both of you agree, you can try them out.
Sex is not a chore .
Enjoy it!

Good!

Good!

Nice one !

IMASTEX:
My people say, an apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Like leaders, like followers!

May we all change our mindset for good.

Thanks for enlightening the public about this.