Recently, Dr. Maurice Iwu wrote this thesis regarding bitter kola and Ebola and claimed that Kolanut can cure Ebola which was based on research.
However, Nigerian Health Minister Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu said the government is considering making laws that would arrest people who end up deceiving Nigerians with bogus claims.
Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu said:
"One of the things we decided to
focus on by setting up that committee is to streamline claims of
possible scientific cure, not a situation where pastors and imams claim
they can cure Ebola.
“We might even go to the extent of
making laws to arrest people with such bogus claims. We would take every
suggestion seriously. About Professor Iwu, we know that quite a number
of Nigerians accessed his article through the internet.
“What Professor Iwu and his research
team proved in America is that in the laboratory test-tube – not in an
animal or a human being – bitter kola extract was able to hinder the
growth of Ebola virus, that it was able to slow it down or kill it.
“That research was not concluded
according to Professor Iwu himself and he says he is disappointed that
the research was not taken to its logical conclusion.
“We need now to work with him and
that is why we need him. He is a distinguished world renowned professor
of pharmacognosy; and he is someone we value in this country because of
his professionalism and working with others; we would be able to put all
ideas to the test and see how far we go. This is a serious business.
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