Covid-19: Expert warns against consumption of local gin, neem concoction

Date: 2020-03-22

A medical expert, Dr Biola Babatunde of Oyedeji Hospital, Gaa-Akanbi Area, Ilorin, Kwara, has cautioned the public against self medication in a bid to prevent being infected by the Coronavirus.

Babatunde, who spoke with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Saturday, said that concocting local gin and Neem leaves popularly known as "dogoyaro" to prevent the Coronavirus was dangerous to health.

"The use of chloroquine has not even been approved globally, it is still being tested on patients, besides the chloroquine we are talking about is not just the over the counter drug we know.

"I have read and seen on various social media platforms, news circulating about the use of local gin and neem leaves and allowing it ferment, to serve as local chloroquine.

"This is ridiculous, this combination is not tested, it might even cause another problem in the body.

"I think Nigerians should stop panicking, so that we don't complicate other health challenges, stay away from concoctions and local gin.

"Practice good hygiene, eat healthy food, wash your hands that is all you need," he said. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Jalala     Okin Malt     REO CAKES     Abdulkareem Alabi     Shuaib Olarongbe     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Offa Metropolitan Club     Maja     Kawu     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Ayo Opadokun     Kunbi Titiloye     Abubakar Usman Jos     Bareke     Salihu Ajia     Olusola Saraki     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Bashir Badawi     SDP     Isiaka Gold     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Yetunde Balogun     Farouk Salim     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Moses Afolayan     Olushola Saraki     Emir Of Ilorin     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Kumbi Titiloye     Dankaka     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Agboola Babatunde     SWAN     Fatimat Saliu     Charles Ibitoye     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Doyin Group     Oloye     Tunji Moronfoye     Ben Duntoye     Lola Olabayo     Taofeeq Olateju     Oniwa     Basit Olatunji     Sheikh Alimi     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Firdaos Amasa     Towoju     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     CBT     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Congress For National Consensus     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Jumoke Gafar     Apaola     Lanre Jimoh     Busari Alabi Alausa     Air Peace     Bamidele Aluko     Saka Saadu     Baba Isale     UNILORIN Alumni     Offorjama     A.O. Belgore     Obuh     Yusuf Abubakar     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Wahab Abayawo     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Ilorin     Saeedat Aliyu     Donatus Ejidike    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Mohammed Halidu     Yusuf Lawal     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Manzuma     Aliyu Salihu     Rafiu Ajakaye     Kayode Issa     Onilorin     Jebba     New Model Police Station     Agbarigidoma     Summit University     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Ilorin Airport     JAAC     Oyelere Oyinloye     Press Release     CCB     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Kwara NIPR     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Abdulhakeem Amao     Lawal Jimoh     Yahaya Muhammad     Owu Fall     KFA     Wole Oke     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Femi Agbaje     Universal Basic Education Commission     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Adedipe     Adamu Attah     Saliu Oluwole     Arik     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Vasolar     Mashood Dauda     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Folorunsho Alao     Senate President     Kwasu     Muhammadu Gobir     Alimi     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Makama Of Kaiama     Moses Salami     International Aviation College     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Baboko Primary School     Christopher Odetunde     Jaigbade Alao     Jide Ashonibare     Tafida     Bio Ibrahim     Wasiu Odewale     Amasa     Kazeem Oladepo     Ilorin Curfew     Erubu     John Dara     Modibbo Kawu     Durbar     Solomon Edojah     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Jelili Yusuf     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     KW-GIS     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Olokoba     Aliyu Adebayo     Hamid Bobboyi