July 13, 2021 Gulu University claims its Covid-19 drug can heal patients within 72 days
Gulu University is seeking Shs 200m to scale production of its herbal drug it claims can heal coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients within 72 hours.
Three weeks ago, a group of more than ten scientists from the faculty of Bio-technology and Pharmaceutical Studies (PharmBiotec) started production of four different concoctions which they said they have been administering to Covid-19 patients in the community since January 2021.
The herbal drugs named Covilyce 1 come in form of powder, nasal drops, (anal) suppositories and (syrup) Linctus were formulated from eight different herbs. Dr Alice Lamwaka, a senior lecturer at PharmBiotec, revealed that they formulated four drug products, basing on their knowledge of herbs used in treating infections especially during epidemics, and the fact that they already have a unit for traditional medicines at the university.
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