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| Title: | Traditional veterinary healthcare practices in Shimoga district of Karnataka, India |
| Authors: | Rajakumar, N
Shivanna, M B |
| Keywords: | Medicinal plants
Ethnomedicine
Veterinary ailments
Shimoga
Karnataka |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K 36/00, A61D |
| Abstract: | An ethno-medico-botanical field survey was conducted during 2007-08 to
document the veterinary healthcare practices followed by local communities
residing in Shimoga district of Karnataka, India. The information on plant
species and their local name, plant parts used, preparation of drug, dosage and
duration was obtained from the traditional herbal healers settled in 10
selected villages by the semi-structured interview technique. A total of 52
plant species of 48 genera and 38 families used for cure of 19 veterinary
ailments were identified. Out of 52, there were 22 tree, 16 herb, 8 climber and
6 shrub species. The most utilized plant part for the preparation of drug was
the leaf followed by bark, underground parts (root, rhizome and bulb), seed,
fruit, and stem and in some cases, latex. Diseases and disorders of the study
area include black quarter, broken horn, dysentery, fever, snake bite and
scorpion sting, weakness and wound. The present study pointed out that the
community people in Shimoga district have traditional knowledge to treat
veterinary ailments. Some of the ethno-formulations have been documented for
the first time in India. |
| Page(s): | 283-287 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(2) [April 2012]
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