Ethnobotanical study

of

H E R B S

as veterinary medicine

Presented by

Dr. Sudhakar Kokate

Director PPRC, India

Annona squamosa L.

PPRC/INDIA 01

Family: Annonaceae

Ailment: Louse infection

Part used: Cotyledon (seeds)

PPRC/INDIA 03

Mediprep procedure: Cracked &

soaked in coconut oil all overnight

How used: External application all over

the body of animal for 1 hr. afterwards

thoroughly bathed

PPRC/INDIA 04

Amaranthus spinosus L.

PPRC/INDIA 05

Family: Amaranthaceae

Ailment: Milk production

Part used: Whole plant

PPRC/INDIA 07

Mediprep procedure: Boiled water

with broken riche & a pinch of rock salt

How used: Fed to the cattle once a day

PPRC/INDIA 08

Allium sativum L.

PPRC/INDIA 09

Family: Liliaceae

Ailment: Dog bite

Part used: Bulb

PPRC/INDIA 11

Mediprep procedure: Drink juice with

milk

How used: Dose 3 – 4 times / day

PPRC/INDIA 12

Acacia arabica

PPRC/INDIA 13

Family: Mimosaceae

Ailment: Immunization – pox, colic

pain, indigestion

Part used: Seed

PPRC/INDIA 15

Mediprep procedure: Decoction of the

seed

How used: Regular drinking of the

decoction

PPRC/INDIA 16

Adina cordifolia

PPRC/INDIA 17

Family: Rubiaceae

Ailment: Loss of bait

Part used: Stem bark

PPRC/INDIA 19

Mediprep procedure: Ingredients of A.

cordifolia & curcuma longa (1:1) crushed

How used: Locally applied to the skin

to cure

PPRC/INDIA 20

Albizzia lebbeck Benth

PPRC/INDIA 21

Family: Mimosae

Ailment: Rat bite

Part used: Stem bark

PPRC/INDIA 23

Mediprep procedure: Crushed and

made into a paste

How used: Locally applied around the

wound

PPRC/INDIA 24

Alangium salviifolium

PPRC/INDIA 25

Family: Alangiaceae

Ailment: Dog bite

Part used: Root

PPRC/INDIA 27

Mediprep procedure: Juice & milk (1:1)

with a cup of cow milk

How used: Fed immediately with grass

PPRC/INDIA 28

Achras zapota L.

PPRC/INDIA 29

Family: Sapotaceae

Ailment: Blood dysentery

Part used: Fruit

PPRC/INDIA 31

Mediprep procedure: Crush with a

pinch of lime earth

How used: Fed twice for the beginning

day & then doses reduced

PPRC/INDIA 32

Anthocephalus cadamba

PPRC/INDIA 33

Family: Rubiaceae

Ailment: Colic pain

Part used: Leaf

PPRC/INDIA 35

Mediprep procedure: Juice is extracted

How used: Fed the juice with old

molasses

PPRC/INDIA 36

Alocasia indica

PPRC/INDIA 37

Family: Araceae

Ailment: Swelling throat due to cold

Part used: Petiole

PPRC/INDIA 39

Mediprep procedure: Rotted petiole

crushed to paste

How used: Lukewarm paste locally

applied for twice daily for 3 days

PPRC/INDIA 40

Bombax malabaricum

PPRC/INDIA 41

Family: Bombacaceae

Ailment: Pox

Part used: Seed

PPRC/INDIA 43

Mediprep procedure: 2 tabs from 6

seeds with a pinch of sugar candy

How used: Fed to the cow for 3 days,

serves as a prophylaxis against pox

PPRC/INDIA 44

Bambusa arundinacea

PPRC/INDIA 45

Family: Germinaceae

Ailment: Dog bite

Part used: Root

PPRC/INDIA 47

Mediprep procedure: Paste of garlic &

B. arundinaceae (1:1) into a cup of cow

milk

How used: Fed immediately with grass

to animal

PPRC/INDIA 48

Commelina benghalensis

PPRC/INDIA 49

Family: Commelinaceae

Ailment: Cataract

Part used: Leaf

PPRC/INDIA 51

Mediprep procedure: Fresh extraction

of leaf

How used: Externally applied once

daily on opacity of the eye lens is

considerably reduced

PPRC/INDIA 52

Curcuma longa L.

PPRC/INDIA 53

Family: Zingiberaceae

Ailment: Leech sucking

Part used: Rhizome

PPRC/INDIA 55

Mediprep procedure: Crushed & made

into dust

How used: Locally applied to the

mouth of leech & help in blood

coagulation

PPRC/INDIA 56

Ipomoea aquatica Forsk

PPRC/INDIA 57

Family: Convolvulaceae

Ailment: Snake bite

Part used: Whole plant

PPRC/INDIA 59

Mediprep procedure: Cut the stem

according to length of cow (mouth to

tail)

How used: Fed to the animal

PPRC/INDIA 60

Lawsonia inermis

PPRC/INDIA 61

Family: Lythraceae

Ailment: Shoulder pain

Part used: Leaf

PPRC/INDIA 63

Mediprep procedure: Made into

lukewarm paste

How used: Locally applied to the

wound 2 -3 times / day

PPRC/INDIA 64

Musa paradisiaca

PPRC/INDIA 65

Family: Musaceae

Ailment: Diarrhoea

Part used: Fresh leaf

PPRC/INDIA 67

Mediprep procedure: Juice extracted

mixed with curd & made into a cold

drink

How used: 4 – 5 times / day

PPRC/INDIA 68

Nymphaea nouchali

PPRC/INDIA 69

Family: Nymphaeaceae

Ailment: Diarrhoea

Part used: Rhizome

PPRC/INDIA 71

Mediprep procedure: Juice extracted

mixed with curd & made into a cold

drink

How used: 4 – 5 times / day

PPRC/INDIA 72

Piper nigrum L.

PPRC/INDIA 73

Family: Piperaceae

Ailment: Flatulence

Part used: Seed

PPRC/INDIA 75

Mediprep procedure: Crush 10 seed

with a pinch of rock salt & mix with 100

gm molasses

How used: Fed the mixture 2 – 3 times /

day with rice gruel

PPRC/INDIA 76

Rauwolfia canescens

PPRC/INDIA 77

Family: Apocynaceae

Ailment: Snake bite

Part used: Root

PPRC/INDIA 79

Mediprep procedure: Paste

How used: Fed to the cow in food

immediately as an anti-dote

PPRC/INDIA 80

Spondias pinnata Kurz

PPRC/INDIA 81

Family: Anacardiaceae

Ailment: Snake bite

Part used: Stem bark

PPRC/INDIA 83

Mediprep procedure: Paste

How used: Fed to the cows

PPRC/INDIA 84

Tamarindus indica

PPRC/INDIA 85

Family: Caesalpiniaceae

Ailment: Milk production

Part used: Leaf

PPRC/INDIA 87

Mediprep procedure: Boiled in water

with broken riche & add a pinch of rock

salt

How used: Fed to the cattle once a day

PPRC/INDIA 88

Tylophora indica

PPRC/INDIA 89

Family: Asclepiadaceae

Ailment: Asthma

Part used: Whole plant

PPRC/INDIA 91

Mediprep procedure: Tie the parts of

the whole plant in a single strong

thread

How used: Worn on the neck of cows

as a necklace

PPRC/INDIA 92

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