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

Desmotachya bippinata

Drubh

T-6

 

 

 

 

About Folk Medicine | Team | List of Plants

 

Original Data:

1

Filed Survey No.

1110D06

2

Date of survey

10.12.2006

3

Survey conducted by

Dr. Ahmed Abbas & team

4

District/ Talka

Thatta

5

Village

Haji khan

About The Plant:

1

Local name

Drubb

2

Vernacular name

Drubb

3

Botanical name

Desmotachya bippinata

4

Plant code

T-6

5

Part used

Flowers

6

Born place

Everywhere in Sindh.

7

Disorder treatment

Fever of unknown origin.

Ingredient used:

1

Additives

Refined sugar (misree)

2

Water

1 glass

3

Part of plant:

5-8g

Recipe preparation: Boil the flowers in 1 glass of water until the volume of water reduces to half of the originalvolume.

Method of use: Take half cup that water twice a day.

Other:

1

Treatment duration

3-5 days

2

Storage condition

Room temperature.

3

Health recovery

3 – Days.

4

Age group affected

5 years or beyond.

 

               

 

 

RESULTS FROM BIOLOGICAL STUDIES

Code

Plant

Fraction

Anti Bacterial

Anti Fungal

Anti Maleria

Anti Leshmania

T - 6

Desmotachya bippinata

Water

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all -

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

 

  

Butanol

Insignificant against staphylococus aurus  = 14 

Sample showed no activity at all -

Sample showed no activity at all

Sample showed no activity at all

 

  

Hexane

Sample showed no activity at all

Insignificant Fusarium Solani =Microsporum.canis = 10 Fusarium Solani= 5

Sample showed no activity at all

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

 

 

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