Category: Natural Health

Herbs Ahead of African Traditional Medicine Day (ATMD), today, experts have said Nigeria could make more than $19.4 billion (N13.58 trillion) yearly from ‘developing’ some aspects of traditional medicine (TM). They also made recommendations on how TM could be maximised to boost foreign exchange earnings and healthcare in the country. A professor of taxonomy and […]

NAFDAC’s insistence on clinical trials for traditional medicines before approval divides researchers Herbal medicine regulation deserves separate, independent agency, say practitioners The lack of encouragement for local herbal cures and remedies for diseases by the Federal Government (FG) and its agencies, especially the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has raised […]

By Olufunke Faluyi I visited my mother recently and I needed tea on a cold morning. Tetrapleura tetraptera (Aridan), pineapple peels, ginger and garlic were available and I gave instructions that they should be cooked. That was the tea we had that day. I like to look for safer substitutes in nature instead of using […]

By Fr. Anselm Adodo OSB Onion is one of the potent natural anti-biotics. It strengthens the immune system, thus helping to ward off common infections. For over 15 years, I have been recommending Onion for many sick people, and the results have been positive. Chew a small bulb of a raw onion every night. It’s […]

Locust beans is beneficial to its consumers. The plant commonly referred to as Iru by the Yoruba speaking part of Nigeria. It is also known as Ogiri by the Igbo people of the country and Dawadawa by the Hausa people in Nigeria. Locust beans is also a local ingredient for soup and stew such Vegetable, […]

It is customary for many Nigerians, including singles and housewives, to make choices regarding seasoning products for their kitchens on an almost daily basis. Many fast foods kitchens at popular joints in mega cities nationwide are not left out of this routine of culinary choices and preferences that determine the taste buds and add spec […]

Mushrooms are the fleshy, spore-bearing fruit of the body of a fungus, that is produced above the ground, soil or in its food source. Mushrooms are highly proteinous, edible fungus, non-fat food (low-carb) that can provide several kinds of important nutrients which have kinds of varying compositions and are of nutritional value. Mushrooms come in […]

A nutritionist, Mrs Iyanu Adeyemo has said that sugarcane can cure common cold, fever, other infections and also boost body’s protein levels. Adeyemo noted that sugarcane is rich in antioxidants which help to fight infections and boost immunity. According to her, sugarcane is rich in iron, magnesium, calcium and other electrolytes which are good for […]

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has urged the Federal Government to jettison traditional orientation and “archaic” sentiment which describe cannabis as a ‘devil’s plant’. He spoke at a Stakeholders’ Roundtable on the “Benefits and Opportunities of Cannabis Plant in Nigeria” held at the International Culture and Event Centre in Akure the state capital. Akeredolu urged […]