Experiment 551473

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismCentella asiatica (APIACEAE)
CitationBHATTARAI,NK:. (1993). FOLK HERBAL MEDICINES OF DOLAKHA DISTRICT, NEPAL.. 66(5)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseUSED FOR FEBRILE PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMS OF MEASLES. EQUAL AMOUNTS OF THE LEAVES OF THIS PLANT AND GERANIUM NEPALENSE SWEET [GERANIACEAE; "CHUNETRO JHAR" (N); 90/431] ARE POUNDED AND SQUEEZED THE JUICE OUT OF IT. ABOUT 40 ML OF THE JUICE IS ORALLY ADMINISTERED, THEN THE BODY IS COVERED WITH THICK CLOTHES FOR AN HOUR. IT IS SAID TO ACCELERATE THE EMERGENCE OF THE MEASLES. THE SECOND AND THE THIRD DOSES, AFTER SIX AND TWELVE HOURS RESPECTIVELY, ARE SAID TO EXHIBIT AN ANTIPYRETIC EFFECT.
Number4
Pharmacological activity75
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
ExtractLEAF JUICE