ALABUKUN is an indigenous brand that has persisted for almost 100 years in the most unlikely sector of trade for the average Nigerian: pharmacy. Alabukun powder a very popular drug in Nigeria, the world’s most populous nation and in other West African nations. Almost 100 years after, the brand remains one of the most resilient in Africa. Alabukun gained acceptance and wide spread use without any considerable adverts. It is cheap, easily recognizable and available in most chemist shop in Nigeria.

This popular drug is an invention of Jacob Sogboyega Odulate aka Blessed Jacob (1884-1962), a Nigerian pharmacist, inventor and entrepreneur in 1918. He was originally from Ikorodu in Lagos State but later moved to the neighbouring Ogun State. He was just 14 when he left Ikorodu, he trekked for three months before reaching Abeokuta to establish himself.

The 1910s was a period of British colonialism. In spite of all the obstacles the English imperialists placed before the ‘natives’, Blessed Jacob was able to create this brand from what served as his consulting room and laboratory in Abeokuta, Ogun State, south-western Nigeria. Without any government support and facing immense obstacles from the British colonialists who controlled all the economy, Blessed Jacob managed to create a brand that has lasted a century.


https://scitechafrica.com/2017/02/04/the-nigerian-pharmacist-who-invented-alabukun-powder-almost-100-years-ago/

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Dominique

Wow, Alabukun is a 100 years old?



There's this one my grandma abuses, I just hope she has stopped. Its called "Karaole" meaning "makes the body strong.

When she came to Abuja, she find the thing tire she no see am.

Very powerful powdered drug but then d tin don expensive now for dis Buharic season....... imagine aboki sells it for 80 bucks now something dat used to be just 20 bucks before.

;Du

In those days, if you have fever,boil lipton with lime and add a sachet of alabunkun, you will sweat like a Christmas goat and your body will be well again.



This drug is drug!

whao. this is nice

When Nigeria could produce a thing... Unlike the modern Nigeria that we have now....

My uncle will say, Since the white came to Nigeria and showed us how to locally construct a distillery using bamboo stick to turn palm-wine into a dry-gin. We've not been able to either proceed from there... Yet the white later created ideas to make brandy, etc.

Caveat emptor







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Funny topic. A combination of paracetamol and caffiene has now become a Nigerian pharmacists invention?

"Invented" is a wrong word to use in this scenario.

However Alabukun is widely used and considered good up to date.

Chief Mrs Folake Solanke, the first lady SAN is late Papa Odulates daughter. It's a credit to the family that they have continued to produce and market the drug long after the death of their father.