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Rhazia Stricta of the genus Apocynaceae |
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Sunday, 02 July 2006 |
Herbal Cure for Low fevers, sore throat
is found in Sind, Salt range and Peshawar. The juice of the leaves is given with milk to children for eruptions and an infusion of them
is very useful for sore throat, low fevers and general debility as a good cooling bitter tonic. The leaves contain a large quantity of alkaloids one of which is a volatile and has the odour of conine the alkaloid of hemlock. The fruits and leaves are considered efficacious in boils and eruptions. In Afghanistan the root, stems, leaves and flowers are dried and used in infusion for the treatment of syphilis in all its stages and of chronic rheumatism, old joint affections and pains of every kind (Duthie in Watt). |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 02 July 2006 )
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