Today have many children have lice on their head. It is very big problem in the child. They should to use anti-lice shampoo to kill the lice. Several chemical anti-lice shampoos have been sold in the market but people are not sure if their children are safe, so they usually prefer natural anti-lice shampoo.
Sugar apple is a fruit that calls forth the Caribbean tradition of using the earth to provide sustenance for our health and nutrition. The fruit is not only delicious to eat, but also the entire tree from leaf to root can be used as a natural cure for various ailments and maladies.
The leaves have oil that are rich in sesquiterpenes and terpenes, used in fragrances to give a woody spicy smell. The leaves also have a bitter taste and used to treat fever, cough, head lice, intestinal worms, ulcers, eczema and lower your blood uric acid level.
In India powdered seeds and the dried fruits pounded to powder are used as fish poison and as insecticides. The paste made from the seed powder is applied to the scalp to kill lice but because of their toxicity, must be kept away from the eyes. If applied to uterus the paste can even induce abortion.
To determine which time of application of sugar apple anti-lice shampoo is better, this study is done.
1. The 20 leaves of sugar apple tree will be chopped.
2. The water 1.2 liter will be mixed with a piece of sugar apple leaves.
3. The sugar apple leaves will be squeezed to tack the extract out.
4. The mixture will be filtered and the filtrate collected will be the anti-lice shampoo.
5. 3 sets of lice (each with 3 lice ) will be prepared.
Set A – commercial anti-lice shampoo
Set B – 3 drops of anti-lice shampoo and will be left for 30 minutes.
Set C – 3 drops of anti-lice shampoo and will be left for 1 hour.
6. Results will be recorded