Nigerian Government on Friday directed the assessment of a plant-based cough mixture as possible treatment for COVID-19.

“The Federal Government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to carry out necessary procedures for the assessment of a plant-based cough mixture as a possible treatment for COVID-19,” Presidential spokesman Bashir Ahmed tweeted on Friday.

Ahmed however did not mention which plant-based cough mixture will be assessed.