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PAS 1
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In India following herbal plant preparations are used for, Calotropis procera – Family- Apocynaceae, Use: plant extract used as a part of treatment Honey- use honey for pain relief prior to presentation. Wasam- treated with ‘wasam’ on the occiput for intraocular inflammation
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Agro Ecological Zone
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Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3) ,Coastal Plains and Hills (XIII),Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8) 14.26% North Gujarat ( GJ-4) 19.87% North west zone (GJ-5) 36.38 North Saurashtra (GJ-6) 29.49
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Community Practices
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"R S Narayanan of district Konur treat corneal opacity in animal.The leaves of this plant are ground with six seeds of 'pepper' (piper nigrum)and kept on a cloth 'Betel' leaves along with 'betel' nut and tobacco are chewed and spit on the same cloth. The extract of these three together is squeezed through a cloth in the eye of the cattle to prevent white spots on cornea." (Honey Bee, 8(1):15, 1997)
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Practice ID
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DTP0010000000020
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Annotation ID
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GIAN/GAVL/2241
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Reference
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HBN database
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Disease
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Corneal opacity.
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