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Research
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Ethnoveterinary practices and use of herbal
medicines for treatment of skin diseases in cattle :
A study in Polsara block, Ganjam district, Orissa,
India -
Dibakar Mishra
Vet World. 2011; 4(6): 250-253
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.4.250
Abstract
This study records indigenous medicinal plant
utilization in treating skin diseases of cattle
population. The study was carried out in Polasara
Block, Ganjam District between January 2004 and
December 2005. Ethnoveterinary data were collected
using pre-structured questionnaires, interviews and
field observations with elderly persons, cattle
owners, traditional healers and house wives. A total
of 12 ethnoveterinary preparations were studied in
which 24 plant species belonging to 20 families were
documented in the area. The most frequently used
plant parts were leaves (33.33%), followed by oils
(29.17%) and rhizomes (25.0%). Most of the medicinal
species were collected from the nearby areas of the
locality. The principal threatening factors reported
were deforestation and agricultural expansion.
Documenting the medicinal plants and associated
indigenous knowledge can be used as a basis for
developing management plans for conservation and
sustainable use of medicinal plants in the area and
for validation of these plant preparations for
veterinary treatment. The low cost and almost no
side effects of these preparations make them
adaptable by the local community.
Keywords:
Ethnoveterinary medicines, Traditional healers, skin
diseases, Polasara
