Hadiza Nuhu | |
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Born | |
Education | Pharmacognosy |
Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University , Newcastle College |
Occupation(s) | Lecture, academic researcher |
Known for | HERB 25 |
Hadiza Nuhu OON (born 23 August 1965) is a senior lecturer in the Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development at Ahmadu Bello University. She is also an herbal medicine practitioner. [1] Nuhu is an associate professor of pharmacy.
Born in Kano State on 23 August 1965. She holds a PhD in pharmacognosy from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and a certificate in information technology from Newcastle College, UK. [2]
In 2009, her 12 years of research produced Herb 25, an antimalarial medication which she describes as an enhanced ethnomedical preparation from a screened combination of herbs that have been used in Nigeria traditionally to treat malaria. [3] Herb 25 is an anti-malaria drug to treat Chloroquine-resistant malaria and is registered by NAFDAC. It dispensed in tea bags. It will be the first time a University in Nigeria will successfully produce such a drug. [4]
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