Innovation Description
The traditional knowledge holder
has suggested treatment for gastritis.
Disease symptoms: Upper stomach
pain, nausea, vomiting, indigestion
Ingredients: 1 kg dry stem of Beg Ghass (Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.), 10 g fruit of Lemon (Citrus × limon (L.)
Osbeck) and Sendha namak (Rock Salt).
Preparation: Collect, wash and crush the stem to prepare a powder. Crush fruit to extract juice, mix rock salt to it.
Dosage/Application: Consume 10 g of the prepared powder with the juice
Ingredients availability: The plants are available in nearby places. Rock salt is available in local markets.
Suggested Reading(s):
Majeed, W., Khaliq, T., Aslam, B., Khan, J. A., & Iftikhar, A. (2015). Medicinal plants with gastroprotective potential. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 10(3), 588-603.
Rozza, A. L., de Mello Moraes, T., Kushima, H., Tanimoto, A., Marques, M. O. M., Bauab, T. M., Hiruma lima, C.A., & Pellizzon, C. H. (2011). Gastroprotective mechanisms of Citrus lemon (Rutaceae) essential oil and its majority compounds limonene and ?-pinene: Involvement of heat-shock protein-70, vasoactive intestinal peptide, glutathione, sulfhydryl compounds, nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2. Chemico-Biological Interactions, 189(1-2), 82-89.
