Neem seed treats hypertension - Unilorin Researcher

Date: 2021-10-17

A Researcher, Marvellous Acho, in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), says she has discovered that Neem seed can treat hypertension and oxidative stress.

Acho made this known in Ilorin while presenting her Ph.D thesis, titled: "Physicochemical characterisation, Angiotensin-1 converting Enzyme inhibitory and Cardioprotective activities of Peptide Fractions of Azadirachta Indica seed protein".

She said the seed had antioxidant and cardio-protective activities.

The researcher stated that neem is less expensive, had little or no side effect and serves as an option to synthetic drugs especially for hypertension.

Acho recommended that further research should be done on getting peptide from neem seed using animal studies to see if it could be replicated in humans.

Neem is locally known in Nigeria as Dogonyaro and it is a natural herb that comes from the neem tree.

Its scientific name is Azadirachta indica and Indian lilac and the extract comes from the seeds of the tree and has many different traditional uses.

Neem is also known for its pesticidal and insecticidal properties, but people also use it in hair and dental products. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Omoniyi Ayinla     Rasheed Jimoh     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Abubakar Lah     IQRA College     Oloje     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Muhammed Abdullahi     KwaraLearn     Sambo Murtala     Sodiya     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Kwara     NTA Ilorin     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Balogun Ajikobi     Okin Biscuit     Arinola Lawal     Saliu Ajia     Kwara Volleyball Association     CELF     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Tunde Saad     Henry Olaosebikan     Musa Yeketi     Lateef Fagbemi     Bankole Omishore     Hamid Bobboyi     Unilorin FM     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Coronavirus     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Ibrahim Labaika     KFA     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Bukola Ajikobi     Yetunde Balogun     Olabimpe Olani     Al-Adaby     Isiaka Danmeromu     Ajasse-Ipo     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Sabi     Segun Adeniyi     Okin High School     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Just Event Online     Gbugbu     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Issa Oloruntogun     Olupako Of Share     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Olatunji Bamgbola     Roheemat Hammed     Ile Arugbo     Michael Nzekwe     Ademola Kiyesola     Oke-Oyi     Read With Me     Ekweremadu     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Col. Taiwo     Lawal Jimoh     Issa Baba     Tunji Arosanyin     African Democratic Congress     Muhammadu Gobir     Amos Sayo     Valsolar     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

High Court     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Ilorin Muslim Community     CACOVID Palliatives     Bamidele Adegoke     United Nigeria Airline     Bamidele Aluko     Atunwa     Lanwa     Rex Olawoye     Sulyman Tejidini     Musibau Akanji     Yoonus Lawal     Fareedah Dankaka     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Kwara Metro Park     ITEM 7     Akanji     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Lola Ashiru     Awoye     Kulende     Yinka Aluko     The Herald     SSUCOEN     Saba Mamman Daniel     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Ajibike Katibi     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Offa Metropolitan Club     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Ilota     Kwara State Pension Board     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Oba Abu     Ojo Isekuse     John Dara     Aremu Odolaye     Saka Onimago     Innocent Okoye     Olaoye B. Felix     KWIRS     Post-utme     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Yunus Oniboki     Kwara TV     Olatunji Bamgbola     Salman Suleiman     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Yahaya Dumoye     Joseph Offorjama     Yakubu Danladi     Prince Bola Ajibola     IYA YUSUF     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Oja-Oba     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     KW-GIS     National Broadcasting Commission     Ayedun     Ilorin Metro Park     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Nigeria Customs Service     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Mansur Alfanla     Lateef Fagbemi     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Haliru Yahaya     Esuwoye     NSCIA     Aremu Bose Deborah