DOI: 10.36347/gamj.2020.v01i01.006

Pages: Page Number: 67-90

This Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree thesis examines the development of a natural hypertensive Tea for use in Naturopathic Cardiology. Natural Medicinal products play significant role in the management of Natural Cardiology; hence there is the need for research into natural products. This Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine student formulated and developed the product at his Research center at Tema Community 18, Ghana-West Africa. The product was further sent to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) at Kumasi-Ashanti region in Ghana for animal analysis as part of the Food and Drugs Authority requirement for herbal product registration. The product has the brand name ‘Dr. Nyarkotey Tea’ with the hibiscus sabdariffa as the active ingredient with batch number 01D19 for the management of Hypertension, diabetic conditions and support for general wellbeing. His research center; RNG introduced bioenergization into the plant to increase its shelf life, reduce microbial loads and improve its efficacy. The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University employed three diverse trials for the product (in a tea form of thirty (30) bags) conducted through Department of Pharmaceutics to assess the microbial loads, the Department of Pharmacology to assess the efficacy, acute and Sub chronic Toxicity test and the Department of Pharmacognosy, to assess the phytochemical and Physicochemical properties of the formulation. The formulator’s dosage is two bags twice (x2) daily for diabetics and hypertensive patients. An observational study was further conducted on patients at the RNG Medicine Research Lab to assess the impact of the Tea on Hypertensive patients. The product, Dr. Nyarkotey Herbal Tea produced dose-dependent reduction in the arterial blood pressure of the anaesthetized cat comparable to acetylcholine. The depressor effects of acetylcholine and Dr. Nyarkotey .................................