Dr. Anju ChaharVIKRAM SINGH DEWAL2018-05-232018-05-232017http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810047260study was conducted during the year 2015-2016 in the area adjacent to Bikaner, an arid desert region of Rajasthan. A total of 16 camels of either sex or different age group infected with dermal mycoses were included in the present study. The major clinical manifestations were itching, alopecia, crusty circular lesions over different body parts. Microscopic examination, haemato-biochemical examination and culture examination were performed before and after treatment to evaluate the efficacy of herbal formulation. Culture examination of samples from dermal mycoses suffered camel revealed various fungal agents including a previously unidentified species Histoplasma capsulatum, which was reported systematically not topically in camel. Haematogram picture depicted a significant decrease in neutrophil and increase in lymphocytic count. Whereas rest of hematological parameters did not varied significantly. After recovery significant reduction in ALKP and ALT were recorded while AST, serum total protein, albumin and globulin varied non significantly. Post treatment serum Se values increased significantly as compared to pre treatment. A non significant increase in Cu, Co and Zn were recorded in study group. The infected camels from dermal mycoses showed complete recovery with 3 applications of drug. The excellent therapeutic efficacy of herbal drug with its economic importance driven a force towards the use of herbal product and rise a new hope in the context of the present chemotherapeutic era.ennullThesis