Hand Book for Gaon Burahs and Panchayati Raj Leader

Hand Book for Gaon Burahs and Panchayati Raj Leader Hand Book for Gaon Burahs and Panchayati Raj Leader

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32ATTENTION! ATTENTION !! ATTENTION !!!BEWARE OF WATER BORNE AND OTHER DISEASESDO’S# TAKE ABSOLUTELY SAFE DRINKING WATER, BOIL WATER FOR 15MINUTES.# USE ONLY CLEAN UTENSILS FOR COOKING/EATING/ETC.# KEEP FOOD & WATER COVERED AND PROJECT THEM FROM DIRT& FILES.# ENSURE HABIT OF WASHING HAND AND MAINTAINING PERSONALHYGIENE.# KEEP THE AREA AROUND YOUR HOUSE ABSOLUTELY CLEAN.# USE MOSQUITO NETS/REPELLANTS.# IN CASE OF DIARRHOEA/VOMTING/DYSENTRY.• EAT BANANA/KHICHRI, KEEP ORS PACKETS/LIMESARBAT/SALTED BUTTER MILK/COCONUT WATER.• PREPARE A SPECIAL DRINK DURING DIARRHOEA WITH 2-PINCHES OF SALT, ONE TEA SPOONFUL SUGAR AND A GLASS OFWATER.• IF PERSON VOMITS, WAIT 10 MINUTES & THEN GIVE ORS/WATERSLOWLY.• CONTINUE BREAST FEEDING FOR A BREAST FED CHILD.# CONSULT YOUR NEAREST MEDICAL OFFICER FOR DETAILCHECK-UP.DONT’S# DO NOT USE SPOILT AND DIRTY FOOD/WATER.# DO NOT TAKE OPEN FOOD AVAILABLE ROADSIE.# DO NOT ALLOW OPEN-FIELD DEFECATION.# DO NOT TAKE UNCLEANED FRUITS & VEGETABLES.# DO NOT ALLOW MOSQUITOES AND OTHER INSECTS TO BREED.# DO NOT GIVE MORE ORS WHEN THERE IS SWELLING ON FACEAND EYES.REMEMBER# YOUR HEALTH IS IN YOUR HAND! BE VIGILANT AND AVOIDHEALTH PROBLEMS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.# THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATION IS ALWAYS READY TO HELP YOU.# HELP THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAINTAIN GOOD PUBLIC HEALTH.MASUNDARI-THE WONDER HOME-REMEDY FOR DIARRHOEA

33Who in Arunachal doesn’t know Masundari, the fishy-smelling small plant?This wonderful small herb, is eaten as a favourite chutney by almost allcommunities here. Masundari is found all over the State in the hills as well asthe plains and grows luxuriously in shady areas with slushy/wet soil. It iscalled ‘Pukhoi’ in khampti, ‘Amuli’ in Idu Mishmi and ‘Loram’ in Adi Padamlanguages. (botanical name: Houttouyunea cordata)Though the Arunachali communities and our local traditional herbalpractitioners have long ago recognized the capacity of Masundari to act as astomach tonic, few of them have been using it widely as a home-remedy.Therefore the “Herbs for Better Health”, (HBH) a charitable societypromoting Herbal Kitchen Gardens among the common people of Lohit andDibang Valley region, have developed the following simple home-remedy fordiarrhea and loose-motions, using a Masundari Soup. Given below is itsrecipe:MASUNDARI SOUP1. Pluck 10 to 15 clean healthy mature green leaves of Masundari. Washthem nicely in clean water, to remove and mud particles etc.2. Take one glass (300 ml) of clean filtered water and keep if for boiling astove. Put the leaves in the water. Crush a few pieces of ginger and addto the water. Let it boil well and get reduced to get half a glass. The soupis now ready.3. Remove the Masundari soup from fire and allow it to cool slightly. Add afew pinches of salt. Give it hot to the patient suffering from diarrhea orstomach disorders.4. Let the patient drink the soup 3-4 times a day. In most cases, therecovery is instant. The diarrhea is found to stop within 24 hours.The HBH society has been using this soup widely and very effectively inDibang Valley over the last 3 years. This is testified by Dr. Oken Mega, MO,Tezu District Hospital, and the District Convener of HBH Lohit, who had usedit successfully for several patients during the 2004 floods and dysentery thatswept across Sunpura circle.The greatest advantage of Masundari is that it has been a part of Arunachalifolk-knowledge and can be a covenient and instant home-remedy for diarrheain every home. It has no side-effects whatsoever. It should find a place inevery home garden.(acknowledgement- HBH Tezu unit.)

33Who in Arunachal doesn’t know Masundari, the fishy-smelling small plant?This wonderful small herb, is eaten as a favourite chutney by almost allcommunities here. Masundari is found all over the State in the hills as well asthe plains <strong>and</strong> grows luxuriously in shady areas with slushy/wet soil. It iscalled ‘Pukhoi’ in khampti, ‘Amuli’ in Idu Mishmi <strong>and</strong> ‘Loram’ in Adi Padamlanguages. (botanical name: Houttouyunea cordata)Though the Arunachali communities <strong>and</strong> our local traditional herbalpractitioners have long ago recognized the capacity of Masundari to act as astomach tonic, few of them have been using it widely as a home-remedy.There<strong>for</strong>e the “Herbs <strong>for</strong> Better Health”, (HBH) a charitable societypromoting Herbal Kitchen Gardens among the common people of Lohit <strong>and</strong>Dibang Valley region, have developed the following simple home-remedy <strong>for</strong>diarrhea <strong>and</strong> loose-motions, using a Masundari Soup. Given below is itsrecipe:MASUNDARI SOUP1. Pluck 10 to 15 clean healthy mature green leaves of Masundari. Washthem nicely in clean water, to remove <strong>and</strong> mud particles etc.2. Take one glass (300 ml) of clean filtered water <strong>and</strong> keep if <strong>for</strong> boiling astove. Put the leaves in the water. Crush a few pieces of ginger <strong>and</strong> addto the water. Let it boil well <strong>and</strong> get reduced to get half a glass. The soupis now ready.3. Remove the Masundari soup from fire <strong>and</strong> allow it to cool slightly. Add afew pinches of salt. Give it hot to the patient suffering from diarrhea orstomach disorders.4. Let the patient drink the soup 3-4 times a day. In most cases, therecovery is instant. The diarrhea is found to stop within 24 hours.The HBH society has been using this soup widely <strong>and</strong> very effectively inDibang Valley over the last 3 years. This is testified by Dr. Oken Mega, MO,Tezu District Hospital, <strong>and</strong> the District Convener of HBH Lohit, who had usedit successfully <strong>for</strong> several patients during the 2004 floods <strong>and</strong> dysentery thatswept across Sunpura circle.The greatest advantage of Masundari is that it has been a part of Arunachalifolk-knowledge <strong>and</strong> can be a covenient <strong>and</strong> instant home-remedy <strong>for</strong> diarrheain every home. It has no side-effects whatsoever. It should find a place inevery home garden.(acknowledgement- HBH Tezu unit.)

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