What u need to know about Ebola VIRUS and cure Do u know that? Four out of five people who get infected die. A plant was found to halt the deadly Ebola virus in its tracks in laboratory tests, scientists have said. They discovered a compound from Garcinia kola(known as OROGBO in YORUBA NIGERIA), a plant commonly eaten in West Africa. Compounds richly derived from the plant proved effective against some strains of flu. Then, as the anti-Ebola compound proves successful in animal and human trials, it has been a remedy for the treatment and against this deadly virus that causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever - an often-fatal condition among the natives of Africans since ancient times. The discovery was announced at the 16th International Botanical Congress in St Louis in the US. The Ebola virus was first documented in 1976 after an outbreak in Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of the Congo - where 88% of the 318 human cases died. More recently, a 1995 outbreak in the same country had a death rate of 81% of the 315 infected. There are four types of the virus - Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan and Ebola-Ivory Coast all affect humans, while Ebola-Reston has so far only affected monkeys and chimpanzees. However, doctors have been unable to stop the virus once infection has taken hold - hence the disease has gained a terrifying reputation. Traditional origins Dr Maurice Iwu, who set up and heads the Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme, led the research. It started 10 years ago when researchers were led to the plant by traditional native healers who have used the plant for the treatment of infectious diseases for centuries. This is a very exciting discovery to the western world, said Dr Iwu, who himself comes originally from a family of traditional healers. The same forest that yields the dreaded Ebola virus is also the source of the cure u know. How Ebola manifest.. The virus multiplies rapidly in the human body and quickly overwhelms it, and in advanced cases the patient develops high fever and severe bleeding. The Garcinia kola(OROGBO) compound has been shown to halt multiplication of the virus, which give the body a chance to fight off the virus. The active compound is what is known as a dimeric flavonoid, which is two flavonoid molecules fused together. Flavonoids are non-toxic and can be found in orange and lemon rinds as well as the colourings of other plants. The discovery of these important properties in a simple compound - flavonoids - was very surprising, said Dr Iwu. The structure of this compound lends itself to modification, so it provides a template for future work. My advice is that, Even if this particular drug does not succeed as usual through the whole drug approval process, we can still use it to construct a new drug for this deadly disease in our traditional ways.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 11:06:31 +0000
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