AsheNews

Top Menu

  • Advert Rates

Main Menu

  • Home
  • General News
  • AGRICULTURE
  • Business/Banking & Finance
  • Entertainments & Sports
  • HEALTH
  • International
  • Investigation
  • Law & Human Rights
  • Advert Rates

logo

Header Banner

AsheNews

  • Home
  • General News
  • AGRICULTURE
  • Business/Banking & Finance
  • Entertainments & Sports
  • HEALTH
  • International
  • Investigation
  • Law & Human Rights
  • Marginal fields: Nigerian Upstream Commission awards licenses to 161 coys

  • Insecurity: Bandit terrorist invade farm, rustle over 300 cattle

  • Turkey supports Finland, Sweden’s bid to join NATO

  • Blood transfusion: Donors, recipients protected by law – Commission

  • VIEWPOINT: Curbing Human Trafficking Through Intelligence Gathering In Nigeria

GENERAL NEWSHEALTH & HEALTHY LIVINGSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Home›GENERAL NEWS›Plant scientist advises Nigerians to eat mushrooms to prevent cancer, others

Plant scientist advises Nigerians to eat mushrooms to prevent cancer, others

By Abdallah el-Kurebe
August 24, 2020
342
0

A Plant Physiologist, Dr Olufunmilayo Idowu, has advised Nigerians to eat mushrooms because of its antioxidants content that could protect the human body against cancer.

In an interview in Ibadan on Monday, Idowu of the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) said some species of mushrooms have selenium and ergothioneine, antioxidants good for the body.

She said that Oyster mushrooms, the genus pleurotus, were reputed for their content ?of antioxidants, which scavenge for free radicals in the body and bind with the agents to prevent them from causing unnecessary cell division.

The plant physiologist explained that the cell division could result into tumor, cancer and some other disease conditions.

Idowu said that mushrooms were also reputed to lower blood pressure due to the high concentration of an enzyme, statin, and prevent diabetes and heart related issues as they contain no cholesterol and were low in carbohydrate.

According to her, mushrooms are high in quality protein containing all the essential amino acids which are lacking in most vegetables.

She added that they also contain vitamins and minerals which are essential for human health and prevent the manifestation of the deficiency symptoms of vitamins in their consumers.

Idowu said that people could easily cultivate mushrooms in their homes because it required only small piece of land to grow.

The plant scientist said further that mushroom cultivation could serve as a means of generating employment, particularly for rural women and youths so as to raise their social status and reduce unemployment rate.

“By engaging in mushroom cultivation, farmers could contribute successfully and significantly to the economic development.

“It will also provide additional work for the farmers during off season when farming schedule is light.

“Some cultivated mushrooms from NIHORT are: King Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus Tuberregium, Milky White mushroom, Calocybe aegerita, Oyster mushroom, Pleurotus Pulmonarius, among others,” she said.

According to her, mushrooms have global demand because of their unique taste, health and economic benefits.

Idowu added that mushrooms are fat and cholesterol free, very low in sodium, rich in important nutrients especially those not found in high quantity in other fresh produce and satisfy the need of health conscious individuals.

“Mushrooms are known for food and medicine; some are edible or medicinal while some are both edible and medicinal as well.

“In spite of the great benefits from mushroom production, reports have shown that Africa produces less than 0.3 per cent of the total world, production while Nigeria had no production record as at 2017.

“Government at all levels should harness the potentials of this socioeconomic commodity so as to create more jobs, improve the livelihood of farmers and the national economy by extension,” Idowu said. (NAN)

TagsCancerMushroomNIHORTPlant sciencePleurotus Tuberregium
Previous Article

I’m more concerned about challenges of nationhood ...

Next Article

Niger APC members pass vote-of-confidence on officials

Abdallah el-Kurebe

Related articles More from author

  • GENERAL NEWSHEALTH & HEALTHY LIVING

    Over 80% of childhood cancers are curable – Consultant

    March 21, 2021
    By Abdallah el-Kurebe
  • FOOD & AGRICULTUREGENERAL NEWS

    How improved banana/plantain production can increase Nigeria’s GDP – Scientist

    September 28, 2021
    By Abdallah el-Kurebe
  • GENERAL NEWSHEALTH & HEALTHY LIVING

    Cancer: Nigerian governors want concerted efforts to combat scourge

    October 20, 2021
    By Abdallah el-Kurebe
  • GENERAL NEWSHEALTH & HEALTHY LIVINGRESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

    Cancer a compelling reason to cut alcohol – Study

    June 8, 2021
    By Abdallah el-Kurebe
  • GENERAL NEWSHEALTH & HEALTHY LIVING

    COVID-19: WHO warns on impact of virus on cancer care

    February 3, 2021
    By Editor
  • HEALTH & HEALTHY LIVINGSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Scientists find way for rapid synthesis of a cancer-fighting plant medicine

    May 4, 2018
    By Abdallah el-Kurebe

Leave a reply Cancel reply

You may interested

  • FOOD & AGRICULTUREGENERAL NEWS

    AGRICULTURE: Group inaugurates, targets 10,000 hectares for 2021 coconut planting in Jigawa

  • FOOD & AGRICULTURE

    Sokoto Farmers To Enjoy Continued Fertilizer Subsidy

  • GENERAL NEWSHEALTH & HEALTHY LIVING

    Society inaugurates members, calls for improved healthcare services

Latest News

  • June 28, 2022

    Marginal fields: Nigerian Upstream Commission awards licenses to 161 coys

  • June 28, 2022

    Insecurity: Bandit terrorist invade farm, rustle over 300 cattle

  • June 28, 2022

    Turkey supports Finland, Sweden’s bid to join NATO

  • June 28, 2022

    Blood transfusion: Donors, recipients protected by law – Commission

  • June 28, 2022

    VIEWPOINT: Curbing Human Trafficking Through Intelligence Gathering In Nigeria

Latest Comments

  • Aliyu Buba Maigoro
    on
    April 3, 2022
    The unfortunate thing is, does your votes count?!

    NULGE TO NIGERIANS: Don’t re-elect governors opposing LG autonomy

  • mubashshir Muhammad sani
    on
    March 22, 2022
    Good news

    FAAC: Federal, states, local governments share N590.546bn as February allocation 

  • AA Sadeeq
    on
    March 16, 2022
    And the US and all its political leaders?

    Biden changes stance, calls Putin ‘a war criminal’

  • Umar Ahmad
    on
    March 12, 2022
    What the USA refused to happen to her in 1960s, she is now trying to force ...

    Russia-Ukraine War: Why Nigerian govt must ban maize exports – Dangote

  • mohammad abubakar kudu
    on
    March 11, 2022
    Very good and updated reports..

    How governors spend security votes, NGF chairman, Fayemi reveals

About us:

ASHE (Pronounced ASH) is an acronym for Agriculture, Science, Health and Environment. Ashenewsonline brings to you news focused in these as well as Politics, Business, Economy and all other aspects of human endeavour.

We are here to feed into Nigeria’s news service chain as a frontier source for citizens journalism. Beyond mentioning, Ashenewsonline encourages people to provide story tips on human rights abuses, corruption, good governance, etc.

Contact Info:

  • No. 5, Maiduguri road 1st floor, Dogon Daji House, Sokoto
  • 07031140009
  • ashenewsonline@gmail.com
  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • Marginal fields: Nigerian Upstream Commission awards licenses to 161 coys

    By NewsDesk
    June 28, 2022
  • Insecurity: Bandit terrorist invade farm, rustle over 300 cattle

    By NewsDesk
    June 28, 2022
  • Turkey supports Finland, Sweden’s bid to join NATO

    By NewsDesk
    June 28, 2022
  • Blood transfusion: Donors, recipients protected by law – Commission

    By NewsDesk
    June 28, 2022
  • Nigeria says 3,598 cholera deaths in 2021 unacceptable

    By Editor
    January 11, 2022
  • Nigeria’s apex bank governor tasks rice millers on FOREX, employment

    By NewsDesk
    February 2, 2022
  • COLUMN: The Craze for Easy Money in Nigeria and The Hanifa Story, By Prof. M ...

    By NewsDesk
    February 6, 2022
  • How governors spend security votes, NGF chairman, Fayemi reveals

    By NewsDesk
    March 11, 2022
  • Aliyu Buba Maigoro
    on
    April 3, 2022

    NULGE TO NIGERIANS: Don’t re-elect governors opposing LG autonomy

    The unfortunate thing is, ...
  • mubashshir Muhammad sani
    on
    March 22, 2022

    FAAC: Federal, states, local governments share N590.546bn as February allocation 

    Good news
  • AA Sadeeq
    on
    March 16, 2022

    Biden changes stance, calls Putin ‘a war criminal’

    And the US and ...
  • Umar Ahmad
    on
    March 12, 2022

    Russia-Ukraine War: Why Nigerian govt must ban maize exports – Dangote

    What the USA refused ...

Photostream

    Follow us

    © Copyright ASHENEWS. All rights reserved. Digital materials on this website may not be published, reproduced, rebroadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PenPlus Media Consults Ltd, Publishers of AshenewsDaily.com | Powered by Growsyn Cloud Platform