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Last week, after the article on grapefruit was published, I got a call from Prof. Oyeku Akibu Oyelami, and he told me about a study he and some people did on grapefruit seed. By the way, I have talked about him several times here, but for those who do not know him, he is a medical […]
Continue ReadingSome time ago, we talked about a video that went viral on the use of Crassocephalum crepidioides known as ‘efo ebolo’ in Yoruba land for kidney health. I mentioned that I hadn’t come across any scientific studies on it, but I also noted that much research in ethnobotany has benefited from the indigenous knowledge of Aboriginal […]
Continue ReadingI have seen a lot of wonders in nature; these are the reasons I talk glowingly about it. I would like to share one of them with you. The chili pepper stem—the green part that you remove and throw away when washing your peppers—can be used to make yogurt because it contains bacteria that ferment […]
Continue ReadingMy mother visited me recently and I offered her garden eggs and peanuts. She suddenly called me while eating and said, “So this is what you have been enjoying.” I had told her several times about the combination but she never tried it; she had been eating only garden eggs. For people who have been running […]
Continue ReadingI had planned for another discussion but the influx of text messages to me on erectile dysfunction and prostate enlargement made me change my mind. I must confess that it is getting me seriously worried and sad. It is like it has become a pandemic! This week, I will revisit erectile dysfunction and prostate enlargement […]
Continue ReadingAn old citizen chatted me up after last week’s publication. He told me he does not take coffee and in his words, he said, “The challenge is that coffee’s aroma overpowers its drinkers’ decorum for moderation in drinking, so for me, flee from it. Look for beverages that have equal health benefits” I quite agree with […]
Continue ReadingHave you tried drying some bitter leaf as I explained? Recently, a friend of mine took me on a walk and she decided to show me the place she always talked about where talinum triangulare (water leaf) grew in abundance. When we got there, we ended up getting a whole sack of water leaf! I spoke […]
Continue ReadingOver a month ago, I stumbled on a video of a woman making amala with a bunch of unpeeled and unripe plantain. There were two versions. One blended the unripe plantain and made the paste into amala. The other first cooked the unpeeled plantain before blending. All of a sudden, I started seeing write-ups flying […]
Continue ReadingSome years ago, I ate watermelon close to bedtime on a particular night. Apart from the fact that my sleep was truncated by excessive urination (you know that watermelon has high water content), I also woke up with a sore throat the next morning! The simple explanation for this is that the bacteria in my […]
Continue ReadingOn November 24, 2019, this column made a debut. How time flies! I want to seize this opportunity to say a big thank you to you, my wonderful and esteemed readers for your support. Thank you for trusting this English language graduate who has a passion for Botany with your medical questions too, even when […]
Continue ReadingThoughts that I could get a massive backlash for encouraging people to drink palm wine almost stopped me from writing this. Here we are now, let us have an open mind and see what this gift of nature can do to our health. There are two major species of palm in Nigeria: the oil palm […]
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