Diarrhoeal disease is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity ,especially among children in developing countries resulting in a major health care problem.
Medicinal herbs constitute an indispensable component of the traditional medicine practised wordwide due to the economical viability, accessibility and ancestral experience . Despite the availability of a vast spectrum of approaches for diarrhoeal management ,a vast majority of the people of the developing countries rely on herbal drugs for the management of diarrhea.
He has encouraged studies for treatment and prevention of diarrhoeal diseases depending on traditional medical practices . กระพังโหม is a popular shrub used as a remedy for diarrhea and dysentery in Bangladesh .