It extract can be eating or rubbed into the skin
I
first heard this news some days ago while driving on a program hosted
by Gloria (Miss giving you what you want) on Inspirational Fm, Lagos.
She
had said, Kolanut, specifically Bitter Kola has been known to slow
down the multiplication of the virus and hence advice those suffering
from it to eat lots of biter kola, she even went on to advice the
non-sufferers to load up on Kola to serve as a barrier or body
defense to it.
Well,
if you know Gloria, a lot of the things she says are just gist.
It has now been confirmed. Yes Garcinia Kola aka Bitter Kola
compound has been shown to halt multiplication of the virus in the
laboratory.
It
is hoped that if repeated in humans, this would give the body a
chance to fight off the virus.
They
used a compound from Garcinia Kola, a plant commonly eaten in West
Africa. Compounds from the plant have also proved effective against
some strains of flu.
If
the anti-Ebola compound proves successful in animal and human trials,
it will be the first medicine to successful treat the virus that
causes Ebola Haemorhagic fever – an often-fatal condition.
The
discovery was by a doctor, Dr. Maurice Iwu.
The
research took 10 years and the plant had always been used by
traditional native healers who have used the plant for the treatment
of infectious diseases for centuries.
''This
is a very exciting discovery.” Said Dr. Iwu, who himself come
originally from a family of traditional healers.
"The
same forest that yields the dreaded Ebola virus could be a source of
the cure."
The
discovery was announced at the 16th International
Botanical Congress in St Louis in the US.
….......
Bitter
Kola -this is great news.
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