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.

Suleiman Mora Omar     Issa Baba     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Olatinwo     Joseph Bamigboye     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Bareke     Adanla-Irese     Alfa Belgore     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Kola Ologbondiyan     Kunle Akogun     Ola Falade     20 Billion Bond     David Adesina     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Amos Sayo     COEASU     PPS     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Kwara Liberation Group     Yahaya Seriki     Akume     Ilorin Muslim Community     Muazam Nayaya     Matthew Babaoye     Owo Isowo     LABTOP     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Yakubu Gobir     Kabir Shagaya     Iyeru Grammar School     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Tafida Of Ilorin     Ejidongari     Okin Biscuit     Kwara-SAPZ Project     MAI Akande     Abubakar Imam     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     April 11     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Kamaldeen Gambari     Moshood Mustapha     Labour Party     IHS     Nurudeen Muhammed     Wahab Isa     Saliu Oluwole     Abdulrosheed Okiki     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Kwara Hotel     Saduki Lafiagi     Rueben Parejo     Raheem Adaramaja     Iqra Books     T And K FOODS     Sam Onile     Tafida     Abubakar Usman Jos     PharmAccess Foundation     Ebola     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Share     Saka Isau     Shuaib Jawondo     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Abraham Ojo     Paul Odama     Mustapha Akanbi     Chief Of Staff     Mohammed Yisa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Aliyu Muhammed     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     JAAC     Kwara NIPR     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Razaq Atunwa     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Musa Abdullahi     Deji Ajani     Ayinke Saka     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Raheem Adaramaja     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Presidential Election     Minimum Wage     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Amoyo     Rasheed Jimoh     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     John Kehinde Salako     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Mubarak Oladosu     Amuda Bembe     Adeleke Ogungbe     Ogidi-Oloje     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Council Of The Wise     Moremi High School     V.O. Abioye     Emir Of Ilorin     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Mufutau Olatinwo     College Of Health     Segun Abifarin     Split Diamond Interchange     PPS     Abubakar Atiku     Akanbi-Oke     Ghali Alaaya     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Okanlawon Musa     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Okin Biscuit     Ghali Muhammed     Binta Abubakar-Mora     NIRSAL     KWASIEC     ITEM 7     Surajudeen Akanbi     Bashir Adigun     Rex Olawoye     Olaoye B. Felix     Overland     Kolawole Bashirat     Atunwa     March 28     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Abdulraheem Olesin     Suleiman Idris     Nigerian Correctional Service     Hakeem Lawal     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Sabitiyu Grillo     First Lady     Mamman Saba Jibril     Cornelius Adebayo     Onilu     Tunde Kazeem     Ibrahim Labaika     Ita-Nmo Market