Review on pharmacological actions of medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary practices in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu
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2017
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Abstract
Ethnoveterinary medicine has been very crucial for the animal healthcare of most developing countries,
but it has not yet been well documented. The aim of the study is to document the ethnoveterinary
practices followed in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, India and to review the scientific background of the
ethnoveterinary recipe used for treating animals based on the existing literatures. The ethnoveterinary
practices were documented from traditional ethnoveterinary practitioners through a questionnaire and its
scientific background was reviewed through the existing literatures. Ethnoveterinary recipe for animal
conditions like poisonous bite, reduced milk secretion, downer cow, Foot and Mouth disease, anorexia
and decreased weight gain due to intestinal parasitism, dystocia, infertility, upper respiratory tract
infections, ephemeral fever and habitual abortion were recorded. A total of 16 recipes were documented.
By reviewing the literatures, it was found that the herbs used were having various pharmacological
properties like antibacterial, antifungal, anthelmentic, immunostimulant, wound healing, antiinflammatory,
analgesic etc., which scientifically supports the use of these herbs for the treatment of
various animal ailments.
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TNV_JPP_2017_6(6)1722-1729
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Veterinary Science