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Sanatan Mahanta, |
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Village R.M Sahi, |
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District Keonjhar |
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Orissa |
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Herbs to battle arthritis |
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Arthritis is a common problem encountered by people after the age of forty. It is caused due to the hardening of elastic tissue or the deposition of uric acid in the knee joint. Villagers in Orissa use the Sujana plant (Moringa oleifera) to treat arthritis. The leaves are removed from the tender branches, and the branches are cut into small pieces. These pieces are boiled in water till the water is reduced to half its original volume. Generally about 50 gms of the green branches is boiled in 500 ml of water. This water is then cooled. One glass of this water is taken continuously for 10 days and is effective against arthritis.
Sanatan Mahanta, Village R.M Sahi, District Keonjhar
Moringa oleifera is used as a source of vitamin C, colds, boils, fever, joint pain, gout. (http://www.niam.com/corp-web/mediplnt.htm).It is used to cure arthritis and sore throat among GOnds and Bharias of Patalkot valley. (http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Acharya12.html). |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee, 16(4):17, 2005 |
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| Call Number |
16413 |
