Soursop leaf cures malaria, says Unilorin researcher

Date: 2021-10-07

Mr Nwonuma Obiora of the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, says Soursop leaf contains some curative anti-malaria substances that can be used to treat ailment.

Obiora, who stated this while defending his PhD thesis on Tuesday in Ilorin, explained that the Soursop leaf extract could cure malaria and that the level of toxin is very minimal.

Soursop is a native of the warm and tropical regions of the Americas, that goes by scientific name Annona muricata.

He explained that "studies have shown that more Africans have died of malaria than COVID-19, adding "we need anti-malaria drugs because this is actually targeted towards drug discovery".

Obiora maintained that the advantages of his discovery included safe for use, effective, cheap, affordable and cannot be resistant to plasmodium parasites.

He however recommended that further research should be carried out on the plant, using pure compound that he discovered in his findings.

Obiora pointed out that three compounds were actually predicted to be responsible for the anti-malaria effects.

'The compounds can exhibit anti-malaria properties, and this is a breakthrough to the list of anti-malaria drug available in the market," he said.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Afonja Descendants Union     Segun Olawoyin     Simeon Ajibola     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     IYA YUSUF     Abdullahi Atanda     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Oye Tinuoye     PharmAccess Foundation     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Moremi High School     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     IDPU     Hassan Oyeleke     Olayinka Are     Baba Isale     Nigerian Correctional Service     Olatunde Jare     MINILS     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Garba Dogo     Bank Of Industry     Abioye Bello     Al-Adaby     Yeketi     Amada Jidda     Olatunji Bamgbola     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Opobiyi     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Aremu Bose Deborah     Suleiman Ajadi     NIPOGA     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Benin Republic     Hijab     Babaloja-General     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Kamaldeen Gambari     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Saka Keji     Akeem Olatunji     Eleja     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Ibrahim Jawondo     Sa\'adu Salau     Isaac Gbenle     Magaji Erubu     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Ariyo     Sarah Jubril     Okiki     Ali Ahmad     Hussein Olokooba     Akorede     CCB     Niyi Osundare     Bolakale Ayo     JAMB     Edret Sabi Abel     Kwara Polytechnic     Oyedepo     Kemi Adeosun     IHS     Galadima     Rafiu Ibrahim     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Pacify Labs     KWSUED     Siraj Oyewale     New Naira Notes     Omotoso    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Government High School Adeta     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Mamatu Abdullahi     Okoolowo     Matthew Okedare     Ganmo     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Ganiyu Abolarin     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Orisun Igbomina     EFCC     Igbomina     Senate Presidency     Rotimi Atere     Timothy Akangbe     Magaji Nda     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Adegoke Bamidele     Gbugbu International Market     Ijagbo Health Centre     Saeedat Aliyu     Bursary     Sarakite     Mohammed Yisa     Coronavirus     Oba Abu     Budo Egba     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Ayedun     Olosi Of Osi     Emir Of Shonga     Folorunsho Alao     Olayinka Olaogun     Tanke Road     Alabe     Zaratu Umar     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Doyin Group     Jumoke Gafar     Omar Gambari     Sidikat Alaya     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Adekunle David Dunmade     Ado Bayero     Abdulrazaq Sanni     KWSIEC     Ibrahim Orire     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Tunji Ajanaku     Oyelere Oyinloye     Oko     Paul Odama     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Suleiman Mora Omar     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Elesie Of Esie     Oba Abdulraheem     Air Peace     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Sidikat Akaje     Kwasu     Oniyangi     Segun Adeniyi     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Oke-opin     CCT     Wahab Agbaje     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Shehu Salau     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     CUTI     Ilorin Durbar     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Issa Baba