Ben Amodu, a pharmacist and phytho-medicinal researcher in conjunction
with Halamin Herbal Centre may have procured a cure for the deadly
disease, cancer.
A recent work by the Department of Environmental and Interdisciplinary
Services located in Texas Southern University, Houston, United States of
America, USA is rekindling people’s hopes of a cure for the deadly
disease.
The work and imminent breakthrough was revealed by Syntia Kwende and
Momoh Yakubu to show that cancer, the dreadful disease would soon
succumb to the drug combination coming from the Herbal Centre.
Amodu, a pharmacist, recently revealed in Abuja in a paper from the
university that contains result of the research. The result is that of:
“Anti-proliferative and Cytotoxic Evaluation of Herbal Supplement
SAABFAT6 on HT29 Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Cells.
He said that “the consumption of herbal supplements has been one of the
remedies for several aliments including cancer for a long time. Cancers,
especially colorectal adenocarcinoma are diseases with high morbidity
and mortality and are often associated with suffering and poor quality
of life. Herbal supplements are attractive cancer therapy. We have
investigated the anti-proliferative and cytotoxic properties of the
herbal supplement SAABFAT6 on colorectal Adenocarcinoma cell (HT29).
Ethanol extracts of SAABFAT6 (0.5 —mg/mL) was incubated with HT29 and in
vitro anti-proliferative/cytotoxicity activities were evaluated using
MIT assay.
“Also, treatment of HT29 with SABFAT6 significantly reduces cellular
proliferation at 48 and 72 but not at 24 hours except for 2 mg/mL
concentration. Cytotoxic evaluation showed significant reduction in cell
viability at 24 and 48 hrs (2 mg/mL) and at 48 hrs (0.5 and 1 mg/mL).
This preliminary result indicates that SAABFAT6 supplement may have a
potential for the regulation of HT29 growth and survival. Further study
is required to identify the mechanism(s) by which the anti-proliferative
and cytotoxic effects of SAABFAT6 is mediated.”
Amodu who is also the director and chief researcher of the Centre
disclosed that similar researches were carried out in the Nigerian
Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRID) in Abuja,
which according to him, showed that his product combinations has remedy
for cancer. The phytho-medicinal researcher added that his products when
taken to America had been found to have curing capacity of over 75% of
cancers of the lung, colon and pancreas.
Amodu challenged the media to do justice to the publicity of the latest
development in the health sector. He therefore boasted that Nigeria
would be in the fore-front of herbal tourism in the world. The
pharmacist also informed that the result of his research was the first
time a non-chemical could be classified as chemotherapeutic agent, and
urged the government to use the achievement to diversify the economy.
Another paper on the research from the university read indicated that
the consumption of herbal supplements has been one of the remedies for
several ailments including cancer for a long time.
In another development, Abuja Metro found that a lead paper delivered by
Yakubu Momoh on the drug at the Boston Conference, USA attracted over
1600 scientists.
- TheTrentOnline
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