Innovation Description
The traditional knowledge holder has suggested treatment for dysentery in children.
Disease symptoms: Watery diarrhoea, blood and mucus in stool.
Ingredients: 10 g Soh lakum (
Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum).
Preparation: Grind fruits to prepare a powder.
Dosage/Application: Consume half spoon of prepared powder with a half cup of water daily till cure.
Ingredients' availability: The plant is available in nearby places.
Suggested
Reading(s):
Joffry,
S. M., Yob, N. J., Rofiee, M. S., Affandi, M. M. R., Suhaili, Z., Othman, F.,
Akim.M.A., Desa, M.N.M., & Zakaria, Z. A. (2012). Melastoma
malabathricum (L.) Smith ethnomedicinal uses, chemical constituents, and
pharmacological properties: a review. Evidence-Based Complementary and
Alternative Medicine, 2012,1-48.
Khare,
C. P. (2008). Indian medicinal plants: an illustrated dictionary.
Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Science & Business Media.
Mazura,
M. P., Susanti, D., & Rasadah, M. A. (2007). Anti-inflammatory Action of Components
from Melastoma malabathricum. Pharmaceutical Biology, 45(5),
372-375.
