Innovation Detail

Innovation Description

The traditional knowledge holder has suggested a medication for fever.
Disease symptoms: High body temperature, loss of appetite, sweating, loss in movement, pain in animals.
Ingredients: 100 g bark of Akaun (Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton), 200 g seeds of Jau (Hordeum vulgare L.)
Preparation: Grind all and with the help of water make 250 g tablet
Dosage/Application: Give 1-1 tablet twice a day for 3 days. The effect of the medicine is observed after 1 day.
Ingredients' availability: The plants are available in nearby places. 





Suggested Reading(s): 

Chitme, H. R., Chandra, R., & Kaushik, S. (2005). Evaluation of antipyretic activity of Calotropis gigantea (Asclepiadaceae) in experimental animals. Phytotherapy Research: An International Journal Devoted to Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Natural Product Derivatives, 19(5), 454-456.

Sinha, A., Meena, A. K., Panda, P., Srivastava, B., Gupta, M. D., & Padhi, M. M. (2012). Phytochemical, pharmacological and therapeutic potential of Hordeum vulgare Linn.-a review. Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry, 5(10), 1303-1308.