Justice-Alucho: Why Nigerian govt should standardise, regulate herbal remedies

By Izunna Nkwachukwu
In response to the worrisome and growing abuse of herbal remedies being reported in the news, the Nigerian government has been urged to intensify efforts towards the standardisation, enforcement, and regulation of such remedies and medicines in the country.
Disturbed by the increasing incidence of herbal remedies abuse, a microbiologist and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree researcher at Clemson University, South Carolina, United States made a plaintive call on the Federal Government of Nigeria to activate extant laws and processes in this regard, to stem the tide and mitigate the situation.
Herbal medicines can have side effects but their safety largely depen...