Innovation Description
The traditional knowledge holder has suggested treatment for diarrhoea.
Disease symptoms: Frequent stool, loose motion, weakness, dehydration
Ingredients: 100 g whole plant (except root)/Aerial part of Dhudhi Ghaas (
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.)Preparation: Grind the whole plant and prepare 5 g bolus from the resultant paste.
Dosage/Application: Consume 2 bolus twice in a day for 15 days.
Ingredients' availability: The plant is available in nearby places.
Suggested Reading(s):
Khare, C. P. (2008). Indian medicinal plants: an illustrated dictionary. Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Science & Business Media.
Rahman, M. S., Akter, R., Mazumdar, S., Islam, F., Mouri, N. J., Nandi, N. C.,
& Mohammad Mahmud, A. S. (2015). Antidiabetic and antidiarrhoeal potentials
of ethanolic extracts of aerial parts of Cynodon dactylon Pers. Asian
Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 5(8), 658–662.
Yadav, A. K., &
Nath, P. (2017). Anthelmintic effects and toxicity of Cynodon dactylon
(L.) Pers. in rodent models. Journal of Complementary Medicine Research, 6(4),
407-413.
