Innovations The Bullet Santi Hebal Healer Grain Storage	Herbal healer - Urinary blockage innovation no: 1121 catagory: Herbal & medicines innovator: Mr Rehmat Khan Solanki location: Gujarat, India Bullocks are prone to urinary blockage because their urinary track is not straight as in the case of cows. This facilitates deposition of the stones. Rehmatbhai, a veterinary healer of char village, has been using a simple method to treat animals. Roots of `lajamani' a local plant (Botanical name Mimosa Pudica), are crushed and the juice is extracted. Sometimes the entire plant with root is used for the purpose. The juice is boiled and cooled and approximately 500 ml of this is administered to the animal. This practice helps in urination by removing obstructing stones from the urinary canals. This herb grows wild in monsoon. It also grows at other times provided water is available. It is a sensitive plant and curls up when touched. Hence it is called `lajamani' meaning `the shy one'. Because of his selfless services, Rehmatbhai though a Muslim has been known as 'Gopal Bapa', a name given to Hindu Lord Krishna. He is also skilled at operating animals if there is an abnormal delivery problem in the animal. He renders his services free of cost round the clock. As a process of ongoing efforts to reward the creativity at grassroots by SRISTI, Rehmatbhai was conferred the "SRISTI Samman" award by SRISTI recently. Copyright 2007 Honey Bee Network. Terms of use.		Related Links More innovations Search the database of 10,000 grassroots innovations » HB Worldwide Visit Honey Bee Global networking site » SRISTI For more information about the Network »