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| Name |
Mr Umer Hamid wani |
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| Address |
Quazigund |
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| District |
Anantanag |
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Kashmir |
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Practices for human diseases |
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| Title |
'Hand' for fractured bones |
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| Details |
Mr wani suggests that leaves of 'Hand', Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale L.) when boiled, fried and eaten, help in healing fractured bones faster.
Scouted during the 19th Shodhyatra organized by SRISTI
Taraxacum officinale has been found to demonstrate antiangiogenic, antiinflammatory and antinocieptive activities through its inhibition of NO production and COX-2 expression and/or its antioxidative activity.
Taraxacum officinale is also reported for treating bone frature in folklore. (jain S.K. 1991. Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany. Deep Publication, New Delhi) |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee, 18(3) & 18(4):26, 2007 |
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| Call Number |
183403 |
