ecballium/jaundice

Ecballium elaterium, a medicinal plant, whose fruit juice is used for the treatment of jaundice in folk medicine, has been reported as being capable of decreasing bilirubinemia in animals with jaundice [H.H. Elayan, M.N. Garaibeh, S.M. Zmeili, S.A. Salhab, Effects of Ecballium elaterium juice on

BACKGROUND The harsh dry environment of the Badia region in Jordan harbors many valuable plant species that are well known to be used by the local Bedouins (Bedu) for medicinal purposes. An ethnobotanical study was conducted as a part of the local knowledge study which was carried out in 2010. The