Innovation Detail

Innovation Description

The traditional knowledge holder has suggested treatment for eye injury.
Disease symptoms: Trouble seeing, cuts to the eyelid, one eye sticks out, blood in the clear part of the eye, white coating in the eye,
Ingredients: 100 g leaves of Batsuniuh (Ageratum conyzoides L.).
Preparation: Collect and wash the leaves properly by warm water. Crush the leaves to extract out the juice and filter the extracted juice by clean clothes. 
Dosage/Application: Instil 4 drops of juice into the affected eye twice daily till recovery.
Precaution: The use of plastics/gloves/clean cloth is preferable while preparing the medicine as it is extremely delicate. Do not touch the medicine.
Ingredients' availability: The plant is available in nearby places.

Suggested Reading(s):

Sandhu, P. S., Singh, B., Gupta, V., Bansal, P., & Kumar, D. (2011). Potential herbs used in ocular diseases. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 3(4), 1127.