Nigerians suffering from hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases
can now heave a sigh of relief as scientists have discovered a locally
formulated product, Ganoderma coffee and green tea that can help in the
management of high blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis.
The products according to the scientists were carefully
researched and meticulously formulated and backed fully by 20 years corporate
experience in the study and development of natural products for health, food
and cosmetics.
Explaining how the products touch the roots of the various
conditions, a renowned professor of Pharmacognosy, Professor Maurice Iwu,
however warned against consumption of imported supplements, adding
that, there is an inherent risk in taking any supplement made outside Nigeria.
Iwu who is also the President, Bioresources Development Group
said Ganoderma mushroom (G. lucidum) is
used in various systems of traditional medicine for treatment of a plethora of
diseases.
Further on health benefits, he hinted that a lot of
cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by taking Ganoderma. “People
know why they take tea and coffee but instead of taking just tea and coffee,
what we now have is added Ganoderma and it helps modulate a lot of disease
state. It is chemo-preventive; it prevents cells from being attacked by
ordinary normal environmental mutants, things that can affect your health.”
“Consuming of Ganoderma green tea overtime will also help you to
lower the risk of high blood pressure. It works in cellular level. It prevents
the body deterioration that will lead to the disease in the first place.
Physiological benefits
“The physiological benefits of coffee and green tea are
well-known and include stimulant and antioxidant effects. What IHP has achieved
in these two products is to develop synergistic formulations that maintain the
integrity of the biologically active triterpenoids and polysaccharides of
Ganoderma with high quality coffee and green tea.
Unveiling the products from the stable of Intercedd
Health Products, IHP, Iwu explained that systematic pharmacological and
clinical studies suggest that Ganoderma is useful in the treatment of coronary
heart diseases, arteriosclerosis, hepatitis, arthritis, nephritis, bronchitis,
asthma, hypertension, cancer and gastric ulcer.
He said the products were developed through IHP’s research
organisation. “It is the first such product by IHP”.
“In each package of our products we endeavour to capture, as
much as is humanly possible, the best of nature without inorganic pesticides
and harmful fertilizers, excellence in science within a healthy ecosystem and
optimization of health using simple but effective natural supplements.
“We want to be able to use the traditional medicine and then use
it as a cultural way of treatment rather than use it as historic because we
have put a lot of science into it.”
He warned: “Any supplement that is made outside Nigeria has
inherent risk because you do not know the additives in them. You do not know
how they are prepared. You do not know how they were transported down here. So
you cannot guarantee the quality of the products.
Iwu who is also the President, Bioresources Development Group
added that most of the supplements are preserved with chemicals that increase
the risk of disease like cancer and others that cause ill health.
“Packaging is not everything. Most of those overseas products
come with sleek packages but you do not know how much of heavy metals are
contain in them. You do not know if they were grown under pesticides conditions
etc. Anyone buying supplements made overseas is taking a very high risk,” he
added.
Source:
Vanguard news
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