Innovation Description
The traditional knowledge holder has suggested treatment for diarrhoea.
Disease symptoms: Frequent and loose motion, weakness, dehydration.
Ingredients: Fruit of Kela (
Musa x paradisiaca L.).
Dosage/Application: Consume the fruit thrice a day till cure.
Ingredients' availability: Plant is available in nearby places.
Suggested reading(s): Rabbani, G. H., Teka, T., Zaman, B., Majid, N., Khatun, M., & Fuchs, G. J. (2001). Clinical studies in persistent diarrhea: dietary management with green banana or pectin in Bangladeshi children.
Gastroenterology, 121(3), 554-560.
