COVID-19: Iwu Restates Efficacy Of Herbal Medicine
Bioresources Development Group (BDG) chairman, Prof. Maurice Iwu has restated the efficacy of herbal medicine in the treatment of the COVID-19 cases as the virus enters variant stage globally.
The former chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and eminent Professor of Pharmacognosy, Iwu said that the effectiveness of special herbal drugs produced in the country, stands the chance of combating the disease at an early stage, but noted that the slow pace in acceptance and approval hinders its feasibility.
Iwu also pointed that herbal extracts from a plant, “Andrographis Paniculata”, commonly known as green chiretta, already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Thailand is on its way to serve as an alternative treatment to the severity of the ailment.
He stated; “As indicated, the Thailand FDA has moved faster than us, although we discovered the drug years ago, our slow pace has become manifest here.
“The empirical data on InterCEDD health product, “IHP Detox Tea” produced by the Bioresources Processing Centre in Nigeria for the treatment of COVID-19 has been overwhelmingly positive, even on people with existing metabolic syndrome.”
Iwu also noted that the supplement is still undergoing independent clinical trials at the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, adding that the Center has a full anti-COVID-19 package that includes ‘Immunovit’ and ‘Garcinia-IHP’.
“Andrographis paniculata is a key ingredient in IHP Detox Tea, but of course, the IHP Detox Tea is far more effective than the single component,” remarked Iwu.
Meanwhile, Thailand’s health ministry, according to an agency report has approved the use of herbal plant extract to treat the early stages of COVID-19 as a pilot program amid a flare-up in the coronavirus outbreak in the South-east Asian nation.
“Andrographis Paniculata, commonly known as green chiretta, will serve as an alternative treatment to reduce the severity of the outbreak and cut treatment costs,” says the Thai health ministry.
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