Brief
description:
The Crabs
eye is an annual plant that grows up to the height of 9 meters. The leaves are
alternate, compounds into pinnate arrangements. The seeds are red and black in
color called by the names given above. The flowers are pink and purplish in
color.
Medicinal
use:
Used in
the case of chronic inflammation of mucous membrane connecting the eyeball and
inner eyelid.
How to
Use:
The seeds
are crushed to obtain juice that is used in the portion of 1:100 (one part of
the juice and hundred party of the water) and applied on the eyelid in the case
of chronic conjunctivitis or inflammation of the mucus membrane.
Parts to
Use:
The
seeds.
Dose:
As
indicated above.
Caution!
Must not
be taken internally as the seeds of the plant are poisonous and especially
dangerous to children. The external application must not be too frequent
because it may cause inflammation of the eyelid.
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