Professor Adebukola Ositelu, consultant at the Lagos
University Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba has said that
Ewedu (known in English as a Long-Fruited vegetable),
has the capability of preventing and maybe curing the
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) by boosting the immune
system.
Prof. Ositelu who disclosed this at the annual African
Traditional Medicine Day organised by the National
Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
(NAFDAC) on Thursday, September 4 at Ikeja, Lagos,
said the vegetable had a high potency to boost the
immune system such that it’s usage would prevent an
individual from being infected with Ebola.
Ositelu, who is a professor of Ophthalmology at the
University of Lagos, Akoka (UNILAG), added that the
vegetable could also get rid of the virus in the case of
an infected person, Daily Sun reports.
On how to administer the treatment, she said the
Ewedu should be rinsed thoroughly with liquid vinegar.
Then it should be blended and cooked with drinkable
water, without adding salt or potash (locally called
akaun) or any other ingredients.
The prof said: “For prevention, take a 25cl or half a
tumbler measure once a week, first thing in the
morning before any meal,” while those already infected
should take it every morning for seven to five days.”
She however noted that chances of being cured by an
intake of Ewedu when a victim has gotten to the stage
of vomiting was low, but could still be administered