Experiment 524907

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismCyperus kyllingia (CYPERACEAE)
CitationHOLDSWORTH,DK:. (1990). TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS OF RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS. PART I.. 28(3)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseUSED TO TREAT ORAL THRUSH. A HANDFUL OF THE PLANTS, FOUR ALEURITES MOLUCCANA INSIDE NUTS AND A HANDFUL OF THE AERIAL ROOTS OF FICUS PROLIXA ARE POUNDED THEN SQUEEZED THROUGH A CLOTH INTO A LITRE OF WATER AND A TABLESPOONFUL OF BROWN SUGAR IS ADDED. THE MEDICINE IS DRUNK THREE TIMES A DAYS TO TREAT KEA-OPI-TAPAE, ORAL THRUSH. THE TREATMENT IF COMPLETED BY A LAXATIVE ON THE FOURTH DAY.
Number2
Pharmacological activity75
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
ExtractJUICE