ANTI-LIPOMA POTENTIAL OF FRESH PALM FRUITS EXTRACT 3Okorie Uchechukwu,
1,2Uro-Chukwu Henry Chukwuemeka, 3Eleazu Chinedum Ogbonna 1National
Obstetric Fistula Centre, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria 2Institute
for Nutrition, Nutraceutical & Public Health Research & Development,
Nigeria, 3Department of Biochemistry, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University
Ndufu Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria *Corresponding author:
uchechukwuc20022yahoo.com Abstract Antilipoma potential of fresh palm
fruit extract was observed on three subjects who gave their consents.
The individuals involved did topical application of the fresh crude palm
fruits oil extract on the spots of the lipoma on their body between two
to six months leading to the disappearance of the lipoma. There is no
recurrence after two years. Although a follow-up is still on-going for
the next five years. Keywords: anti-lipoma, liposuction, palm fruits,
lipoma