‘Get professional advice before consuming herbal portions’
By Janet Ogundepo Medical experts have called for the adoption and integration of natural and herbal products into the treatment and management of health conditions […]
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NAFDAC begins nationwide mop-up of unregistered, unhealthy herbal medications
Sodiq Ojuroungbe The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it has started a nationwide mop-up of unregistered herbal medicines. The Director-General […]
NAFDAC arrests manufacturer of illegal herbal drugs in Ibadan
Gabriel Oshokha The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested the producer of illegal herbal products in Ibadan, the Oyo State […]
Don’t treat leg cancer with herbal remedies – Expert warns
A Consultant Radiologist, Dr. Jane Igwilo, has advised the public to seek urgent medical interventions, rather than resort to herbal remedies to treat swollen legs […]
No herbal product cure for malaria yet, says NIMR
Angela Onwuzoo A medical researcher at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Dr. Aina Oluwagbemiga, has said that the institute was yet to […]
One drug for multiple illnesses: Why Nigerians patronise herbal medicines with bogus claims
Amarachi Okeh Many Nigerians use herbal medications — a key component of traditional medicines that the World Health Organisation says 80 per cent of the population in […]
World Diabetes Day: Why patients using herbal medicines risk kidney failure —Physicians
Angela Onwuzoo As Nigerians join the rest of the world today, to observe the 2022 World Diabetes Day, medical experts have raised concerns over the […]