Innovation Description
The traditional knowledge holder has suggested treatment for jaundice.
Disease symptoms: Fever, yellowish decoloration of body, eyes, and urine.
Ingredients: 2-inch root skin of Peen (
Celastrus paniculatus Willd.), 4-inch root of Benjuati (
Lawsonia inermis L.), 1 cup stem juice of Ganna (
Saccharum officinarum L.).
Preparation: Crush all the ingredients with sugarcane juice to prepare the mixture.
Dosage/Application: Consume 1 cup mixture twice daily for 15 days.
Ingredients' availability: The plants are available in nearby places.
Suggested Reading(s):
Khan, S. W., Tahir, M., Lone, K. P., Munir, B., &
Latif, W. (2015). Protective effect of Saccharum officinarum L. (sugar
cane) juice on isoniazid induced hepatotoxicity in male albino mice. Journal
of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, 27(2), 346-350.
Kumar, M., Kaur, P., Chandel, M., Singh, A. P., Jain, A.,
& Kaur, S. (2017). Antioxidant and hepatoprotective potential of Lawsonia
inermis L. leaves against 2-acetylaminofluorene induced hepatic damage in
male wistar rats. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 17(1), 56.
Singhal, P. (2019). Ethnomedicinal plants
used against liver and kidney ailments by the rural population of tehsil paonta
sahib, district sirmour, himachal pradesh (India). Journal of Medicinally
Active Plants, 8(3), 33-45.
