The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC),Southeast Nigeria, Professor Daniel Nwachukwu, has urged Nigerians to explore the benefits of zobo leaves in curing hypertension and other ailments.
Nwachukwu, a Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology at the university, shared this advice during the 201st Inaugural Lecture of the University held on Thursday in Enugu.
Titled “The Marriage Between the Cardiovascular System and Hibiscus Sabdariffa (Zobo Leaves): Let No One Put Asunder.”
He noted that zobo leaves also possess special properties that help regulate blood sugar (diabetes) and combat obesity, especially type-2 obesity.
“Hibiscus Sabdariffa (Zobo Leaves) has been found to support optimal functioning and vigor of the cardiovascular muscles and system (the heart in its entirety).
