The Center for Plant Medicine Research (CPMR) has recommended 17 herbal medicines to the government as adjunctive treatments for the new coronavirus.
Nine of the 17 recommended herbal medicines are registered products, while the other eight have not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
A letter from the CPMR to the Minister of Health dated May 11, 2020, indicates that 14 other herbal medicines do not meet the required standards for various reasons.
The most controversial of the approved herbal remedies is the Center of Awareness Food Supplements (COA FS), the first herbal remedy to gain mainstream attention after the pandemic.
During this period, the Ghana Herbalists Association was established. Advise people not to misuse mixed medicinal herbs An attempt to strengthen the immune system during the pandemic.
Other FDA-approved products included Amen Depomix Powder, Hervetin Herbal Powder, Harveteen Herbal Mixture, Viva Plus Powder, Icer Opinto Herbal Tea, CD Capsules, Amen Fevermix Capsules, and Amen Chestico Capsules.
F.D.A. Ordered recall of COA FS After E. coli contamination was revealed in some samples.
Testing of product samples revealed excessive microbial, mold, and yeast contamination.
However, the CPMR findings do not fully support COA FS Chairman Professor Samuel Ato Duncan’s claim that supplements can treat the coronavirus.
These treatments are generally recommended for use as immune support and supportive therapy for some coronavirus symptoms.
Specifically, COA FS is “recommended for use as an immune support and supportive therapy to alleviate some symptoms of COVID-19.”
This recommendation is based on the biological activity of the medicinal plants used in the formulation of therapeutics, the product’s FDA registration status, traditional uses of the botanical ingredients, some chronic toxicity studies and available clinical case studies on the product. It was based on data. .
The nine treatments have been submitted to the Ministry of Health for further submission to the CSRPM by the Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Doctors Associations (GHAFTRAM) to establish their effectiveness in the management of COVID-19. It was part of herbal products.
The center said it is also working on testing other herbal products.
Read the CPMR letter here
