Innovation Description
The traditional knowledge holder has suggested treatment for whooping cough.
Disease symptoms: Forceful hacking, wheezing, coughing, dry cough.
Ingredients: 25 g dry rhizome of Ginger (
Zingiber officinale Roscoe), 50 g Ghee and 20 g Jaggery.
Preparation: Grind the rhizome and jaggery then fry it in ghee to prepare a paste.
Dosage/Application: Consume 2 spoons of the prepared paste twice daily for 2 days.
Ingredients' availability: The plant is available in nearby
places. Other ingredients are available in the local market.
Suggested Reading(s):
Reshmi Singha, H., Chakraborty, K., Datta, A. (2016). An overview of medicinally important phyto resources used by the Manipuri community of North Tripura District of Tripura, North East India.
International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology, 3(5), 46-53.
