Innovation Description
The traditional knowledge holder has suggested treatment for endoparasite.
Disease symptoms: Loss of appetite, weight loss, weakness, abdominal pain, worms in stool.
Ingredients: 20 g leaves of each, Nilavagai (Senna alexandrina Mill.), Nilavembu (Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees) Thumbai (Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link) and Vembu (Azadirachta indica A.Juss.)
Preparation: Wash and grind the leaves to prepare a paste.
Dosage/Application: Consume a teaspoon of prepared paste once daily till relief.Ingredients' availability: Plants are available in
nearby places.
Suggested Reading(s):
Agarwal, S., Jacob, S., Chettri, N., Bisoyi, S., Badarinath, D. K., Vedamurthy, A. B., Krishna, V., & Hoskeri, H. J. (2011). Evaluation of in vitro anthelminthic activity of Leucas aspera extracts. Pharmacognosy Journal, 3(24), 77-80.
Iqbal, Z., Lateef, M., Jabbar, A., & Gilani, A. H. (2010).
In vivo anthelmintic activity of
Azadirachta indica A. Juss seeds against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep.
Veterinary Parasitology, 168(3-4), 342-345.
Murali, J., Maheswari, R., Syed Muzammil, M., & Asogan, G. (2014). Anthelmintic activity of leaves extract of Andrographis paniculata Nees. International Journal of Pharmacognosy, 1(6), 404-408.
Roy, S., & Lyndem, L. M. (2019). An in vitro confirmation of the ethonopharmacological use of Senna plants as anthelmintic against rumen fluke Paramphistomum gracile. BMC Veterinary Research, 15(1), 1-17.
