Ethnoveterinary medicine of the shervaroy hills of eastern ghats, india as alternative medicine for animals. Background information on the use of ethnoveterinary medicine in africa is presented. Ethnoveterinary medicine is the holistic interdisciplinary study of the local knowledge and the sociocultural structures and environment associated with animal healthcare and husbandry. Experiences indicate that some of the practices are good while many of them are much effective.
No side effects of using a l o e species herbs were reported. Ethnoveterinary practices amongst livestock farmers in. The available information on ethnoveterinary medicine in andhra pradesh is scanty3,512. Use of herbal plants in poultry health management in the. It is mainly concerned with folk beliefs, knowledge, skills, methods and practices which are used in the healthcare of animals. Frontiers wound healing properties of selected plants. The present paper enumerates plantbased ethnoveterinary curative techniques found in eastern ghats region of andhra pradesh for anthrax, ephemeral fever and.
It is my pleasure to present this booklet on ethnoveterinary medicine a concept. Ethnoveterinary medicine is the knowledge developed by local livestock holders and contrasts the allopathic veterinary medicine taught in veterinary collegesuniversities. The folk knowledge of ethnoveterinary medicine and its significance has. Many studies show an augmentation in the development of resistances to enrofloxacin 37 38. The diagnosis may be inadequate as it is based on symptomsrather than underlying the cause of 6. This study was designed to identify and document medicinal plant and nonplant materials used by this group in the management of cattle diseases. Ethnoveterinary medicine of the shervaroy hills of eastern ghats, india as alternative medicine for animals article pdf available in journal of traditional and complementary medicine 551. Ethnoveterinary medicine is the study of different cultural approaches to animal health, disease, and illness, and of the nature of local animal healing systems. Pdf ethnoveterinary medicine of the shervaroy hills of. Box 30772 00100 gpo, nairobi, kenya b department of international animal. Ethnoveterinary practices and use of herbal medicines for. The use of ethnoveterinary practices in the treatment of. Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by setswanaspeaking. Therefore, the present study was designed to document the ethnoveterinary medicinal.
Cost, inaccessibility and other problems like side effects of modern. 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. Such use is not restricted to humans, but also extends to the treatment of livestock diseases. 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. Global veterinary medicine, in private practice or with international agencies working in areas such as food production and safety or emerging diseases. These traditions have written records that go back thousands. Ethnoveterinary uses of medicinal plants among traditional herbal. Wynn 2001 describes the todays traditional medicine, as undoubtedly the oldest form of medicine and probably evolved simultaneously with the evolution of human beings. They include the use of medicinal plants, surgery techniques, and management practices for the prevention and treatment of livestock diseases. Problems faced in the use of ethnoveterinary medicine are outlined. In vivo wound healing properties of ointments made of crude methanolic extracts 10% extract ww in white soft paraffin of three plant species, cissus quadrangularis l. Mccorkle department of rural sociology university ofmissouricolumbia columbia, mo 65211 abstract. Zootherapeutic practices in ethnoveterinary medicine are important in many sociocultural environments around the world, particularly in. The therapeutic practices are very common among the tribes of chamla, rich in ethnoveterinary medicinal plants.
A study in polsara block, ganjam district, orissa, india. In addition a number of diseases affecting cattle and their specific ethnoveterinary treatments are described. Ethnoveterinary medicine for treating livestock in eastern. The investigation is aimed at clearing some facts and indian concepts of ethnoveterinary science. The manual describes how to prepare, administer and store different types of ethnoveterinary medicine. Many nonwestern traditions of veterinary medicine exist, such as acupuncture and herbal medicine in china, tibetan veterinary medicine, ayurveda in india, etc. Potential use of ethnoveterinary medicine for retained.
Medicinal animals are used as a source of medicine in virtually all cultures. The folk knowledge of ethnoveterinary medicine and its significance has been identified by the traditional communities through a process of experience over hundreds of years. Mcgaw logistical and legal considerations in ethnoveterinary research m. Ethnoveterinary practices and use of herbal medicines for treatment of skin diseases in. Animalbased medicines used in ethnoveterinary practices. A cure may not only be due to the use of drugs and secondly. Ethnoveterinary practices are locally available and affordable to fulani pastoralists in niger state, nigeria, to whom conventional veterinary services are often not readily available and are relatively expensive. Moreover, another study shows the increase of resistance of escherichia coli to quinolones and fluoroquinolones after using of enrofloxacin in. Ethnoveterinary research is inherently holistic and interdisciplinary in nature, and includes both the study of socioeconomic conditions and the associated skills, beliefs, practitioners, and social structures concerning local knowledge of animal health.
Ethnoveterinary medicine in african organic poultry production. Ethnoveterinary uses of medicinal plants among traditional. In this sense, the purpose of this study was to describe the local zootherapeutic practices in ethnoveterinary medicine of semiarid of ne brazil caatinga biome and to contribute to future research about the validation of the effects and side effects of these animal products the information obtained through semistructured interviews was. Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by. There is a considerable body of research in the developed world regarding the potential of medicinal plants for providing new sources of pharmaceutical compounds. Ethnoveterinary medicine is similar to its related discipline.
Traditional ethnoveterinary medicine in east africa. Ethnoveterinary practices and use of herbal medicines for treatment of skin diseases in cattle. Furthermore, in the past few years, there has been an increased interest on medicinal foods, or bioactive foods, such as garlic, honey, green tea. The results of in vitro testing are divided by country, assay and solvent. A vera and a spicata leaves were generally fresh and used only when birds looked unhealthy, went off feed, or blood was seen in their droppings.
It has become a recognized field of research that includes traditional veterinary theory. Through the ages plants enabled the human being to survive the wrought of the elements. Ethnoveterinary medicine evm, sometimes also called as veterinary anthropology or traditional veterinary medicine, is defined as the holistic interdisciplinary study of local knowledge and its associated skills, practices, beliefs, practitioners, and social. Ethnoveterinary uses of medicinal plants among traditional herbal healers in alaknanda catchment of uttarakhand, india. Ethnoveterinary medicine pdf alternative medicine medicine. Ethnoveterinary medicine pdf free download as pdf file. Semiintensive system of rearing system is the most common rearing methods in the. Animalbased medicines used in ethnoveterinary practices in the. Ethnoveterinary medicine 8 1 introduction ethnoveterinary medicine deals with peoples knowledge, skills, methods, practices and beliefs about the care of their animals mccorkle 1986. Vasaka malabar nut medicinal uses, benefits and side effects the leaves of vasaka contain phytochemicals such as alkaloids, tannins, saponins, phenolics and flavonoids. Dosages are uncertain and remedies are not standard based on empirical basis. Therapeutic and prophylactic uses of invertebrates in. This work documents the zootherapeutic practices in ethnoveterinary medicine evm of pedra. Indian pharmacopoeia ip is an official regulatory document meant for overall quality.
Therapeutic and prophylactic uses of invertebrates in contemporary. Conventional cancer treatments in themselves may cause a variety of traumatic side effects with differing levels of severity and duration. Domestic animals play a very important role in the human civilization. The white willow salix alba preparations used for treatment of fever, rheumatic arthritis and headache in human can be fatal for cat, as felids cannot metabolize salicylic acid, a metabolite of salicin present in willow bark.
Of course, laughter is not a medicine but the writer is giving two hints here. Nevertheless, animalbased medicines in ethnoveterinary practices have been neglected and poorly described. Constance mccorkle, the so called mother of ethnoveterinary medicine. 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. Veterinary drugs agriculture, fisheries and conservation. Ethnoveterinary medicine is the study of peoples folk beliefs, knowledge, skills, methods, and practices on the part of those entities concerned with the healthcare of animals mccorkle 1986, 1989. Due to poor availability of modern healthcare facilities and poverty of indigenous people, they depend on local medicinal plants. The leaves were harvested, cleaned with water, and crushed before they were mixed with drinking water for chickens.
Kamara preclinical safety studies of medicinal plants v. A total of 60 informants were interviewed using semistructured questionnaire. The people of farflung rural areas still depend to a large extent upon plants and household remedies for curing veterinary ailments. Hundreds of plant species have been identified by traditional practitioners for treating a wide range of livestock and human ailments, although the efficacy of plant treatments has often not been tested through formal trials, on which more work is required. Besides human being, plants are used as medicines for many domestic animals. Pdf ethnoveterinary medicine and medicinal plants used. Vasaka is a tall, muchbranched, dense, evergreen shrub, with large, lanceshaped leaves. It is increasingly gaining recognition at the expense of conventional drugs, as it is readily accessible, inexpensive, and apparently e f f e c t i v e.
One ancient proverb reads, laughter is good medicine. Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants in a tribal. Peoples association and care for animals health is a very ancient phenomenon and perhaps, originates from the biblical times of adam in the garden of eden. Plants have arrays of phytoconstituents that have wide ranging biological effects like antioxidant, antiinflammatory and antimicrobial properties key in wound management. The low cost and almost no side effects of these preparations make them adaptable by the local. Indian pharmacopoeia ip is an official regulatory document. The knowledge varies from region to region, and from community to community. Lack of scientific validation is the major reason for nonadoption of ethnoveterinary medicine by field veterinarians and trained main power.
Oneof the newest directions in ethnobiology, ethnoveterinary research and development erd is no more than a decade old. Toyang and others published ethnoveterinary medicine. Managing radiation therapy side effects with complementary. Introduction ethnoveterinary medicine, the scientific term for traditional animal health care, encompasses the knowledge, skills, methods, practices, and beliefs about animal health care found among the members of a community. The use of medicinal plants is currently playing a significant role in treating ruminant diseases because it reduces cost and helps to eliminate side effects and. Ethno veterinary practices of india with particular. Evm however, focuses on animals rather than humans. Studies on ethnoveterinary practice in ruminants in ekiti. Recent research has addressed a broad range of topics within this field, including plantbased 3, 4 and non plantbased preparations, folk categories of illness, efficacy of treatments and zoopharmacognosy 8, 9. Use of herbal plants in poultry health management in the mushagashe smallscale. Medicinal animals used in ethnoveterinary practices of the.
Methods for evaluating efficacy of medicinal plants j. Ethnoveterinary practices cover peoples knowledge, skills, methods, practices and belief about the care of their animals mc corkle, 1986. Food supply medicine, with either the government or a food animal company. Seier revitalizing ethnoveterinary medical traditions. An ethnoveterinary survey of medicinal preparations used.
Zootherapeutic practices in ethnoveterinary medicine are important in many sociocultural. An ethnoveterinary botanical survey of medicinal plants. Ethnoveterinary therapeutic practices and conservation. Public policy, working for governments on animal and zoonotic diseases, animal welfare, public health issues, or as. Some literatures of repute are listed in to spur further research into the use of ethnoveterinary medicine and practices in african poultry production. Ethnoveterinary medicine evm is important in animal health care in developing countries.
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