*Highlights need for proper dosage of herbs
By Emeka Ugwuanyi
AfrOrganiks Nutrition Limited has introduced six new health solutions into the Nigerian and West African markets to boost the wellbeing of its customers.
The leading African-based Healthcare and pharmaceutical company with a commitment to bringing herbal medicines to the world in a contemporary form and to uncover the mystery behind the 5000 year old system of medicine, unveiled the new products in Lagos.
The noted that it is focused on selecting indigenous herbs and subjecting the formulations to modern pharmacological, toxicological and safety tests to create new medicines. Underscoring additional health benefits of AfrOrganiks products, the company’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Jephter Akaehie, said all their products are 100 per cent organic.
Fielding questions from journalists on why people allege that herbal medicines cause organ failure, Jephter Akaehie, said such allegation is unfounded and untrue as herbal medicines are best for treatment of all ailments.
He noted that proper use and dosage of herbal medicines was necessary to avoid kidney related health issues and organ failures.
According to him, Africa has very potent herbs, suited for Africans but the only challenge with herbal medicine is improper dosage hence its negative effects on the human organs.
He also called for adequate clinical tests to be carried out on herbs to achieve optimal benefits from the herbal products.
“AfrOrganiks is a company that is focused on reinventing herbal products. So what I mean by that is that we subject plants to clinical studies and trials before production.
“We know that we have very potent herbs, but people do not know how to turn them into medicines that are well dosed.
“That is why herbal produce, most of the time, begin to cause kidney problems and organ failure in the body because they are not well dosed.
“They are good but because of poor clinical studies on them, so that they can understand how to use them,” he said.
Speaking on some of the bottlenecks local producers faced, Akaehie, noted that inflation and foreign exchange (forex) topped the list.
He said that as a result of the challenges, prices of the product fluctuate often, stating that while sourcing raw materials, specifically the capsules, were a huddle others were locally sourced.
He noted that the AfrOganiks has partnered the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for clinical testing of products.
Akaehie also explained that the company was working towards setting up a factory within Africa but not in Nigeria because of the challenges Nigerian products faced when exported to countries like the United States of America.
Speaking on partnerships, he said: “We have partners across six states in Africa and across Nigeria and our products have been recording positive results from the feedback we have received.”
AfrOrganiks originally began operations in 2002 with three products. The new six products are Freflo, Prostagen, Cynovit, Afroganics Wellness Tea, Afroganics Cleanser Bitters and Greenolax Capsules. They are meant to fight health issues ranging from hormonal imbalance, infertility, prostrate disorder and falopian tube blockage, among others.
The event was the company’s annual end of the Year Partners and Distributors retreat/Awards and product unveiling.
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