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Ocimum Gratissimum; O. Frutescens or
Citratum zeylanicnm, |
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Sunday, 02 July 2006 |
Ayuervedic herbs for Gonorrhoea
a species
indigenous to Ceylon and South sea islands, is also met with in Nepal, Bengal, Chittagong and Deccan. It is
styptic, stimulant, demulcent and carminative; it is generally combined with expectorants in cough mixtures. Infusion of the seeds is used in doses of « to 1 ounce in urinary disorders, such as gonorrhoea, scanty and scalding urine etc. Leaf-juice is also given in such cases in rice water. Locally the leaf-juice mixed with guli-armani is used as an application to swollen hands or feet, as well as in ski n complaints. In stomach ache the leaf juice, and for vomiting of infants and children the seeds ground in honey are given. Baths and fumigations of the plant are used in rheumatism. The aromatic roots are used like balm. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 02 July 2006 )
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