Experiment 524876
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Cassytha filiformis (LAURACEAE) |
| Citation | HOLDSWORTH,DK:. (1990). TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS OF RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS. PART I.. 28(3) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | USED TO TREAT FEBRILE CONVULSIONS IN INFANTS. FRESH GREEN LEAVES AND A HANDFUL OF OCIMUM BASILICUM LEAVES ARE CRUSHED AND THE JUICE STRAINED THROUGH A CLOTH INTO A BABIES MOUTH TO TREAT IRA-NI O, FEBRILE CONVULSIONS. THE BABY IS BATHED IN WARM WATER TO WHICH HAS BEEN ADDED THE LEAF REMAINDER. WHEN DRY AND WRAPPED IN WHITE CLOTHES THE BABY IS GIVEN MORE OF THE ORIGINAL STRAINED JUICE TO DRINK AND A SMALL DOSE OF ASPRO CAN BE ADDED. THE TREATMENT CONTINUES FOR THREE DAYS. |
| Number | 2 |
| Pharmacological activity | 75 |
| Animal | HUMAN CHILD |
| Extract | JUICE |