Innovation Detail

Innovation Description

The traditional knowledge holder has suggested a treatment for hypertension.
Disease symptoms: high blood pressure, severe headache, fatigue or confusion, vision problems, chest pain, difficulty breathing, irregular heartbeat, blood in the urine, pounding in chest, neck, or ears.
Ingredients: 25 g root of kela (Musa x paradisiaca L.), 2 fruits of marich (Piper nigrum L.).
Preparation: Crush the plant material with cup of water.
Dosage/Application: Consume it in the morning daily while empty stomach for 7 days. The effect will appear after a day.
Ingredients' availability: The plant is available nearby places.

Suggested reading(s):

Aumeeruddy, M. Z., & Mahomoodally, M. F. (2020). Traditional herbal therapies for hypertension: A systematic review of global ethnobotanical field studies. South African Journal of Botany, 135, 451-464.

Adesola, R. (2021). The pharmacological potentials of Musa paradisiaca Linn. Plant Science Today, 8(4), 1091-1097.