Innovation Description
The traditional knowledge holder has suggested treatment for jaundice.
Disease symptoms: Fever, yellowish decoloration of body, eyes, and urine.
Ingredients: 50 g fruits of Badi Amla (Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.), 50 g root of Manjuati (Lawsonia inermis L.), 50 g whole plant of Guluchi (Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson), 50 g whole plant of Puruni (Boerhavia diffusa L.), 10 g Louha Bhasma (Iron Bhasma) and 10 g Mandur Bhasma.
Preparation: Collect and grind all the plant ingredients together to prepare a powder. Mix the plant powder with Louha Bhasma and Mandur Bhasma.
Dosage/Application: Consume 5 g prepared powder with rice water or sugarcane juice or coconut water twice daily on an empty stomach for 3 days.
Ingredients' availability: The plants are available in nearby places. Other ingredients are available in the local market.
Suggested Reading(s):
Chandan, B. K., Sharma, A. K., & Anand, K. K. (1991). Boerhaavia diffusa: a study of its hepatoprotective activity. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 31(3), 299–307.
Kavitha, B. T., Shruthi, S. D., Rai, S. P., & Ramachandra, Y. L. (2011). Phytochemical analysis and hepatoprotective properties of Tinospora cordifolia against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic damage in rats. Journal of Basic and Clinical Pharmacy, 2(3), 139–142.
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.
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.
