Advanced Plant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces 'AKDC' Trading Symbol for Akid Corporation

Company Owns 20 Million Shares of Akid


NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Advanced Plant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB:APPI) announced today that Akid Corporation ("Akid"), a Colorado corporation, is now trading on the OTC under the symbol AKDC. Akid recently acquired the entire APPI ownership interest of 7,000,000 shares of the common stock of Mazal Plant Pharmaceuticals, a Delaware corporation, for 20 million Akid shares. The 7 million shares acquired by Akid represented 68.5% of the issued and outstanding shares of Mazal. In exchange, Akid has issued to APPI a total of 20,000,000 shares of common stock of Akid representing approximately 68.5% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Akid. In exchange, Akid holds a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Mazal.

Mazal Plant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the IND application for MAHDL01, a pharmaceutical drug geared towards improving HDL/Cholesterol levels.

About Advanced Plant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Advanced Plant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (APPI) focuses on the research and development of whole plant-based products. APPI has a composition-oriented patent for a proprietary process of utilizing whole plants to manufacture more efficacious all-natural nutritional supplements. For more information, visit the Company's corporate website: http://www.advancedplantpharm.com

About Mazal Plant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mazal Plant Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing healthier pharmaceutical drugs utilizing whole plants. Mazal's first drug for HDL/Cholesterol has an IND from the FDA, and the Company plans to start Phase II in the coming months. Corporate website: http://www.mazal.cc

Forward-Looking Statements:

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning and pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and uncertainties that may individually or mutually impact the matters herein described, including but not limited to product development and acceptance, manufacturing, competition, regulatory and/or other factors, which are outside the control of the Company.


            

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