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THE FOLK MEDICINES USED IN THE PROVINCE OF SINDH, Pakistan.

Enicostemma hyssopifolium

Mamaicho

T-15

 

 

 

 

About Folk Medicine | Team | List of Plants

 

Original Data:

1

Filed Survey No.

231819M07

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Date of survey

18,19-05-2007

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Survey conducted by

Saifullah Bullo and survey team

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District

Badin

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Talka

Golarchi

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Village

Asadullah

About The Plant:

1

Local name

Mamecho

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Vernacular name

Mamecho

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Botanical name

Enicostemma hyssopifolium

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Plant code

T-15

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Part used

Whole plant

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Born place

Badin

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Disorder treatment

Continuous fever

Ingredient used:

1

Additives

Multani (mate) 1/2 Kg

2

Water

Sufficient to make the paste

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Quantity of plant

1 kg

Recipe preparation: Crush the plant and add multani and also add some water so that paste should be formed.

Method of use: Apply the paste on whole body and by doing so rub the body with that paste  in morning and take bath in the evening .one can only apply the paste of the leaves without multani if it continuing for long.

 Other:

1

Treatment duration

Only once or twice

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Storage condition

Fresh plant

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Health recovery

1-2 days

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Age group prescribed

Every age

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Can this herb be used for maintenance : yes or no

No

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Dosage set

As described in the method

 

               

 

 

 

 

RESULTS FROM BIOLOGICAL STUDIES

Code

Plant

Fraction

Anti Bacterial

Anti Fungal

Anti Maleria

A L

Insectiside

Phytotoxic

T - 15

Enicostemma hyssopifolium

Hexane

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Moderate against Sitophilus orzae=6,
Collobruchus analis
=6

Sample showed no activity at all

 

 

Chloroform

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Moderate gainst Sitophilus orzae=11

Insignificant

 

 

Butanol

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Moderate So

Insignificant

 

 

Water

Samle showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Insignificant

 

 

Methanol

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

Moderate gainst Sitophilus orzae,Collobruchus analis

Insignificant

 

 

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