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Sunday, 02 July 2006 |
Herbal cure for Colic, Diabetes, Ulcers
is a shrub belonging to Sterculiaceae, common in Central and Western India. The fruits con sisting of spirally twisted carpels, are employed in intes tinal disturbances such as colic etc, The root----bark in decoction, or its juice is given in diabetes; it is said to lessen the quantity of sugar. It is also used in diarrhea and dysentery, given to relieve the griping pain in the bowels, and flatulence among children. According to Moideen Sheriff it is demulcent and mild astringent----Dose of the powdered bark is from 5 to 30 grains. The seeds powdered and mixed with pure castor oil forms an excell ent application in otorrhoea, ulcers in the ear etc. A decoction of the leaves is used for clysters in Jamaica,
Heliophylum Indicum----See Helianthus Taberosus. |
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