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Purifying River Water in Herbal Way
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P C Behera says that women of his village use a novel way of purifying muddy water taken from the nearby river, which flows through the Hindol subdivision of the district. The river water in rainy seasons is very muddy. Behera says that during this time the women of Jhadasandha use a wild fruit called katak (Strychnos nux-vomica) to purify the muddy water. They rub katak on the interior surface of aluminium or brass pots and keep the river water in them for 30 minutes to one hour. The mud settles down completely in this much time and the water becomes visibly clean and free of germs.
:	Jhadasandha village
:	Dhenkanal district
:	Orissa
:	Honey Bee, 14(1):11, 2003
:	Scout: Dr Balaram Sahu.
:	14117



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