Hadiza Nuhu OON (born 23 August 1965) is a senior lecturer in the Department of

Pharmacognosy Pharmacognosy is the study of medicinal plants and other natural substances as sources of drugs. The American Society of Pharmacognosy defines pharmacognosy as "the study of the physical, chemical, biochemical, and biological properties of drug ...

and Drug Development at

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. She is also an herbal medicine practitioner. Nuhu is an associate professor of pharmacy.

Early life and education

Born in

Kano State Kano State (Hausa: ''Jihar Kano''جىِهَر كَنوُ) (Fula: Leydi Kano 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞤲𞤮𞥅 ) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. According to the national census done in ...

on 23 August 1965. She holds a PhD in pharmacognosy from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and a certificate in

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from

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, UK.

HERB 25

In 2009, her 12 years of research produced Herb 25, an

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which she describes as an enhanced ethnomedical preparation from a screened combination of herbs that have been used in Nigeria traditionally to treat

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. Herb 25 is an anti-malaria drug to treat Chloroquine-resistant malaria and is registered by

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. It dispensed in tea bags. It will be the first time a University in Nigeria will successfully produce such a drug.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nuhu, Hadiza People from Kano State 1965 births Living people Academic staff of Ahmadu Bello University Pharmacognosists Herbalists Officers of the Order of the Niger