Innovation Detail

Innovation Description

The traditional knowledge holder has suggested treatment for jaundice.
Disease symptoms: Yellowing of eyes, body and urine, weakness.
Ingredients: one spoon fresh leaf juice of Bhui amla (Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst.), 100ml raw cow milk.
Preparation: Crush the roots to prepare paste. Squeeze out the juice.
Dosage/Application: Consume one spoon juice with 100ml cow milk on empty stomach in morning for 15 days.
Precaution: Avoid sour, spicy and oily food.
Ingredients' availability: The plant is available in nearby fields.

Suggested reading(s):

Pramyothin, P., Ngamtin, C., Poungshompoo, S., & Chaichantipyuth, C. (2007). Hepatoprotective activity of Phyllanthus amarus Schum. et. Thonn. extract in ethanol treated rats: in vitro and in vivo studies. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 114(2), 169-173.