SciDev.Net By Gilbert Nakweya An invasive weed could escalate the spread of malaria in East Africa after scientists found new evidence that it creates a favourable breeding ground for female mosquitoes, which transmit malaria. In a study published in Scientific Reports last month, researchers found that the plant is popularly known as “famine weed” releases chemicals called terpene […]
The Centre for Plant Medicine Research, Mampong – Akuapem, has been awarded the Research Company of the Year at the recently held Ghana Pharma Awards. It is in recognition of the Company’s contribution towards researching and providing herbal medicine to cure ailments. Receiving the award on behalf on the Centre, the Executive Director, Dr. Kofi […]
Eating a plate full of colorful foods like strawberries and peppers, which include flavonoids, could slow your cognitive decline, a new study found.People who ate about 600 milligrams (0.02 ounces) of flavonoids per day had a 20% lower risk of cognitive decline than those who ate only 150 milligrams (0.005 ounces) per day, according to the study published […]
The President of the Ghana Association Of Medical Herbalist, Dr. Tony Mensah (MH) in his speech at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Ghana Herbal Medical Students’ Association- KNUST emphatically acknowledged and hailed the great contribution of the Traditional Medicine Practitioners in sustaining the Herbal medicine industry. However, He said we are in the era […]
As part of the Government initiative to support Traditional medicine in the country, enlisting recommended herbal medicines to the national health insurance medicine list is a major block towards achieving this feat. The Director for Traditional And Alternative Medicine Directorate, Dr. Mrs Anastasia Yirenkye announced that, before the end of the year, recommended herbal medicines […]
