Pdf an ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants used. Animal ailments and preference of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants. Plant species identified as ethnoveterinary medicinal plants, and their preparation and application methods by the traditional healers in animals, in wondo genet, yabelo, liben and kochere districts, southern ethiopia. The present study was aimed to document detailed ethnopharmacological knowledge of medicinal plants against livestock infections of an unexplored remote region of pakistan. Ethnoveterinary medicine and medicinal plants used in the treatment of livestock diseases in cameroon jean paul dzoyem, roland t. Questionnaire format was used to collect the medicinal uses of plants.
Plant remedies are still the most important in therapeutics of treat livestock diseases, though large knowledge of ethno medicinal plants is declining to. Ethnoveterinary practices amongst livestock farmers in. A survey was conducted in the borana rangeland pastoral areas of southern ethiopia between october 1998 and may 1999 to generate information on the ethnoveterinary use of plants. In present study we have discussed ethnoveterinary uses, mode of administration, doses and duration of 54 medicinal plant species. Some of medicinal plants practiced and their veterinary uses in ethiopia ethiopian farmers and pastoralists rely on traditional knowledge, practices and locally available materials, plants in particular, to control and manage domestic animal diseases giday and ameni, 2003. Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants in selected kebeles of dire dawa administration, eastern ethiopia was carried out with the aim of assessing and documenting the indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used in the local communities. The use of medicinal plants for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal parasitism has its origin in ethnoveterinary medicine. Pdf ethnoveterinary medicine of the shervaroy hills of. An ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants used for the. This research detailed the use of 37 medicinal plants to treat ailments in animals such as diarrhea, dysentery, digestive disorders, injury, wound. Pdf ethnoveterinary medicinal plants of tosham block of. Phytotherapy, with its roots in the past, it is still relevant within every culture and meaningful in the present, offering. In addition, the habit of the medicinal plants indicated that most of them were trees 60.
A total of 63 different ethnoveterinary medicinal plants used by various farmers of the study areas to treat a wide range of animal disease situations were collected and submitted to the national herbarium of addis ababa university for botanical classification. Ethnoveterinary medicine of the shervaroy hills of eastern ghats, india as alternative medicine for animals. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine ethnoveterinary plants of ankober district, north shewa zone, amhara region, ethiopia ermias lulekal 0 1 zemede asfaw 0 ensermu kelbessa 0 patrick van damme 1 2 0 department of plant biology and biodiversity management, college of natural sciences, addis ababa university, p. Participants at a group meeting of maasai women discuss the use of medicinal plants c. Swiss ethnoveterinary knowledge on medicinal plants a. Medicinal plants used to control internal and external. Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by setswana. The use of traditional medicine and medicinal plants in most developing countries, as a normative basis for the maintenance of good health, has been widely observed.
Most of the medicinal plants were collected from the wild 86. External parasite and skin problem have the highest icf 0. The 180 informants were interviewed from six villages in total, 30 from each village 20 male and 10 female regarding the ethnoveterinary uses of plants in several ailments. Ethno veterinary practices of india with particular reference to use of plant bio resources in animal health care. Medicinal plants, ethnoveterinary, pakistan, pathans introduction ethnoveterinary knowledge evk is a complex body of elements, encompassing concepts, beliefs, practices, skills, and experiences, which are passed vertically or horizontally across generations mainly orally or via observation of practical skills, concerning animal. Introduction nature has blessed us with remedies to sustain or restore our health. Research article ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants. Most of the ethnoveterinary medicinal plants were collected from the. Through the ages plants enabled the human being to survive the wrought of the elements. A total of 26 animal ailments were found in the area to be treated by a variety of medicinal plants table1. Plants used in traditional healthcare of livestock. Ethnoveterinary practice involves the application of knowledge, skills, methods, practices, and beliefs about animal health care found among community members in the field of animal health it utilizes different ingredients including plants, animals, minerals, folk medicine, and even praying can be conducted in some communities mccorkle and mathiasmundy, 1992.
The aim was to document the ethnoveterinary medicinal plants, their preparation, and application methods used by traditional healers in. Najma dharani, the main author and photographer of this manual, in discussion with maasai. Pdf medicinal plants in the ethnoveterinary practices of. Therefore, the present study was designed to document the ethnoveterinary medicinal. Swiss ethnoveterinary knowledge on medicinal plants a withincountry comparison of italian speaking regions with northwestern german speaking regions mayer et al. Abstract medicinal plants are treating and preventing various diseases. Ethno veterinary practices of india with particular. Research open access ethnoveterinary study of medicinal. In addition, inappropriate use wrong plant parts, dose, frequency, route of administration, preparation, etc. Medicinal plants in the ethno veterinary practices of. This paper presents information on medicinal plants used by resourcelimited farmers to control worms of goats in the eastern cape province of south africa.
Najma dharani, abiy yenesew ermias aynekulu, beatrice tuei ramni jamnadass editor. It looks at ethnic diversity of people ethnic food plants and food preparation ethnomedical aspects of plants psychedelic plants and their possible link to soma, a vedic ritual drink whose plant origins are a mystery ethnoveterinary medicinal plants ethnoconservation practices biodiversity heritage sites the volume includes the details of the. Ethnoveterinary medicine in african organic poultry production. The indigenous technical knowledge itks were ranked based on the frequencies from the number of times each herb, plant was mentioned and agreed in the focus group discussions.
As a result, the need to perform ethno botanical researches and to document the medicinal plants and the associated. The aims of the present study are to determine the significant plant species utilized in ethnoveterinary medicine of central anatolia region turkey, identify methods used for different veterinary preparations, and to compare the plants used in. Semistructured questionnaires were used for data collection. In most scenarios, similar to other forms of traditional knowledge, the ethnoveterinary medicinal plant knowledge, is not compiled19, in ethiopia is passed. This study was conducted to properly document the ethnoveterinary activities in. Ethnoveterinary medicine is crucial in many rural areas of the world since people living in remote and marginal areas rely significantly on traditional herbal therapies to treat their domestic animals. The average household size is five, about 45% of residents are illiterate, 23% can speak or write english, 27% can speak and or write other languages and 5% can speak english. Materials and methods description of the study site tosham block is an administrative unit of 108 villages lies in bhiwani district of haryana state figure. Fortythree plant species were collected, compressed, and submitted to the national herbarium for botanical classification. Ethnobotanical investigation of traditional medicinal plants. Medicinal plant use evolved into an art and a science, practised according to the experience, traditions and disease theory of the healer.
The aims of the present study were i to document ethnoveterinary plants and their formulation techniques in an unexplored region of pakistan and ii to select candidate medicinal plants with high consensus factor and fidelity value for further in vitro investigation. A survey for documentation of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants used by the malayali traditional healers in peddanaickenpalayam block of salem district, tamil nadu, southern india has been conducted during june 2010 to november 2010. Field work was conducted to document the ethnoveterinary medicine used by members of the indigenous community in sikkim himalayas, india, in order to treat ailments of their livestock. Plant species identified as ethnoveterinary medicinal plants, and their preparation and application methods by the traditional healers in animals.
It is a recognized fact that plants serve a potent medicine for curing various diseases. Research article ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants in a tribal society of sulaiman range akashtariq, 1 sakinamussarat, 1 muhammadadnan, 1 naserm. Ethnoveterinary practices in villupuram district, tamil. Abdelsalam, 2 riazullah, 3 andabdullatifkhan 4 department of botany, kohat university of science and technology, kohat. Medicinal plants are used mainly in local, traditional medicine rather than exported to foreign markets. Pdf an ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants used for the. Box 3434, addis ababa, ethiopia 1 laboratory for tropical and. Ethnoveterinary, malakand valley, medicinal plants, traditional knowledge, livestock background plants are being used for medicinal purposes by local inhabitants since earliest times. Kanyakumari district of india is well known for its wealth of natural vegetation. Ethnoveterinary practices, medicinal plants, odisha, traditional knowledge 1. A total of 26 medicinal plant species distributed were collected from the study area with the help of traditional healers. Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants in selected kebeles of dire dawa administration, eastern ethiopia was carried out with the aim of assessing and documenting the indigenous knowledge of.
At present over general observations and studies show that the 35,000 plants are known to have healing properties. Ethnoveterinary medicine generally means the folks beliefs, knowledge skills, methods and practices pertaining to the health of animals, which play a vital role in rural areas as chief source of medicine being used to. Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by. Ethnomedicinal studies in this district have been carried out by various researchers. In ethiopia traditional medicine is often used for the management of livestock aliments by various ethnic groups. Ethnoveterinary information was gathered through individual interviews and observations among the malayali tribals. Medicinal plant extracts widely used in the control of.
Ethnoveterinary plant preparations as livestock dewormers. Ethnoveterinary practices cover peoples knowledge, skills, methods, practices and belief. Plants used as ethnoveterinary medicines in sikkim himalayas. In a normal day, they are fed, clothed, beautified, transported and sheltered by plants. Survey of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants at selected horro.
Use and management of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants by indigenous people in boosat welenchiti area, ethiop j biol sci. An ethnoveterinary botanical survey of medicinal plants. Problems faced in the use of ethnoveterinary medicine are outlined. Ethnoveterinary botanical survey of medicinal plants in. Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants in a tribal. A total of 60 informants were interviewed using semistructured questionnaire. Information was collected by direct interview of 24 healers and 97 livestock owners. Besides human being, plants are used as medicines for many domestic animals. Plants are being used for medicinal purposes by local inhabitants since earliest times. Pdf an ethnoveterinary study on plants used in the. Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants in malakand. Pastoralist communities often rely on medicinal plants to treat their livestock b.
Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants of tosham block of. The therapeutic practices are very common among the tribes of chamla, rich in ethnoveterinary medicinal plants. It is a recognized fact that plants serve a potent medicine for curing various diseases 1. Healers consensus and cultural importance, social science and medicine 1998. Plant diversity and ethnoveterinary practices of ethiopia.
Swiss ethnoveterinary knowledge on medicinal plants journal of. In pakistan, communities residing in remote areas, and especially those still attached to pastoralist traditions, have considerable ethnoveterinary herbal knowledge and they sometimes use this. Ethnoveterinary medicine and medicinal plants used in the treatment of livestock diseases in cameroon chapter pdf available january 2020 with 295 reads how we measure reads. Total 43 plants belonging to 26 families were found to be used in ethnoveterinary practices. Domestic animals play a very important role in the human civilization. A manual on the use of medicinal plants i traditional ethnoveterinary medicine in east africa. Traditional ethnoveterinary medicine in east africa. Ethnoveterinary therapeutic practices and conservation. A study of medicinal plants used as ethnoveterinary.
Farmers used medicinal plants for various reasons, that is, they are effective 69. Traditional uses of medicinal plants used by indigenous. Due to poor availability of modern healthcare facilities and poverty of indigenous people, they depend on local medicinal plants. Medicinal plants used by them are given with botanical name, family, common name, local name, animal name, animal condition, useful parts, mode of preparation and medicinal uses. Pdf ethnoveterinary medicine and medicinal plants used. A total of 49 plant species used to treat 26 animal ailments were botanically classified and distributed into 34 families. Although until recently the majority of the evidence on the antiparasitic activity of medicinal plants was anecdotal. Plants used in ethnoveterinary medicine by malayali. Ethiopian ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in some cultural groups 8,1520, it is found insignificant when compared to the multiethnolinguistic communities found in the country, which have remained largely unexplored. Preservation and taxonomical verifications of plant species. Ethnoveterinary plants of ankober district, north shewa. Surveyed ethnoveterinary medicinal plants were col lected and identified by taxonomist.