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Forty years after the discovery of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), scientists are yet to find a cure for the infection. But proponents of herbal medicine regularly tout various natural remedies to permanently get rid of the disease. Among the unfounded claims, social media posts circulating in Nigeria have alleged that neem leaves cooked in alkaline water can wade off HIV in human cells. However, while experts are studying the benefits of neem trees in the treatment of HIV patients, it i