A comparative study of acid water treatment by grasses

Publicado 2023-09-19
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Autores/as

  • Ranjeeta Soni Jagannath University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7770/safer-V12N1-art659

Resumen

Alkaline water and other alkaline products have gained popularity in recent years, becoming a new health trend alkaline drinks. Acidic environments in the body cause several chronic illnesses, which they claim could not persist in an alkaline environment. The thinking behind this is that drinking alkaline water helps the body itself to become more alkaline, which will treat a number of illnesses, including cancer. In general, alkaline water tends to be more alkaline because it has minerals and electrolytes in it. Due to this, drinking this water after a workout or while sick may help keep minerals and electrolytes balanced and prevent dehydration. Medicinal plants are rich in several potential drugs and it carries healthier and harmless alternate to synthetic system of drugs. Plant doob/ bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) family (Graminae/Poaceae) is one of them. Doob grass is a perennial grass circulated all over the world, and particularly it is native to the high temperate and tropical regions.. It has various medicinal values and it is used in the treatment of various types of diseases in the form of various dosage forms like powder, paste or extracts. The plant of C. dactylon has a variety of biological activities like antiviral, antibacterial, antimicrobial and specially wound healing properties (Virmani R et al. Hidden Potential of Doob Grass- An Indian Traditional Drug. Res Pharm Health Sci.2018; 4(3). Barley grass (Hordeum vulgare) family (Poaceae) and doob grass taken for study to reduce the acidity from water.