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Study of medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary medical system in riverine areas of Punjab, Pakistan [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background The use of medicinal plants to treat various veterinary illnesses has been practiced for millennia in many civilizations. Punjab is home to a diverse ethnic community, the majority of whom work in dairy farming, agriculture, and allied ...
Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Altaf, Taswar Ahsan, Rainer W. Bussmann, Arshad Mehmood Abbasi, Mansour K. Gatasheh, Mohamed Elrobh   +6 more
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Use and utility redundancy of medicinal plants in ethnoveterinary medicine by local populations of the Brazilian Caatinga [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background The predominance of agropastoral activities in the Brazilian semiarid region is an important factor for human populations to continue using medicinal plants in ethnoveterinary medicine. Thus, we sought to document the Caatinga plants known for
Josefa Raianne de Farias Gonçalves, Kamila Marques Pedrosa, Maiara Bezerra Ramos, Stefanny Martins de Souza, Sergio de Faria Lopes   +4 more
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Indigenous Knowledge of Medicinal Plants for Treating Livestock Ailments in Megale District, Afar Region, Ethiopia. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
This study documents 27 medicinal plant species used to treat 22 livestock ailments in Megale district, with Euphorbiaceae and Fabaceae dominating. Balanites rotundifolia and Calotropis procera were key species, whereas shrubs and leaves were most used; remedies were mainly prepared by crushing and administered orally or dermally, primarily for wound ...
Gebrezgabiher G, Meresa D.
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Alternative Approaches and Plant-Based Remedies for Livestock Health Management Among the Batswana of Southern Africa: A Review. [PDF]

Chem Biodivers
ABSTRACT Due to limited access to, and the high cost of conventional veterinary services, Batswana communities often rely on ethnoveterinary practices for livestock health management. This review provides an in‐depth analysis on the ethnoveterinary uses, biological properties and safety assessment of plants utilised in livestock husbandry. A systematic
Mpolokeng TG, Shikwambana N, Chakale MV, Asong JA, McGaw LJ, Amoo SO, Masondo NA, Aremu AO.   +7 more
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Ethnoveterinary plants of Pakistan: a review [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2020
AbstractBackgroundEthnoveterinary medicine is crucial in many rural areas of the world since people living in remote and marginal areas rely significantly on traditional herbal therapies to treat their domestic animals. In Pakistan, communities residing in remote areas, and especially those still attached to pastoralist traditions, have considerable ...
Muhammad Abdul Aziz, Amir Hasan Khan, Andrea Pieroni   +2 more
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Decolonising and Diversifying Veterinary Education: Why It Matters and How to Begin. [PDF]

Vet Ophthalmol
ABSTRACT The decolonisation of veterinary education is an emerging topic in academic discourse. Introduced to the concept during a postgraduate certificate in veterinary education, I was surprised by how little literature or guidance existed on the subject.
Maini S.
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Ethnoveterinary survey of plants used for the control of gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep at three agro-ecological zones in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Journal of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development, 2021
Background: With exception of the desert biome, all of South Africa’s biomes occur in the Eastern Cape. The province is known to have high numbers of livestock that are mostly found in communal farming areas.
Siza Mthi, Jean Rust, Sive Tokozwayo, Nkululeko Nyangiwe, Thobela L. Tyasi, Zimasa Dubeni, Mandla Yawa, Zuko Mpisane, Thenuis Morgenthal   +8 more
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Ethnobotanical Study on Plant Used by Semi-Nomad Descendants’ Community in Ouled Dabbeb—Southern Tunisia

Plants, 2021
Thanks to its geographic location between two bioclimatic belts (arid and Saharan) and the ancestral nomadic roots of its inhabitants, the sector of Ouled Dabbeb (Southern Tunisia) represents a rich source of plant biodiversity and wide ranging of ...
Olfa Karous, Imtinen Ben Haj Jilani, Zeineb Ghrabi-Gammar   +2 more
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Ethnoveterinary Practices Related to Captive Elephants in Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
The study documented 42 plant species from 26 families used for treating 27 ailments of captive elephants in Sauraha, Nepal. Leaves were the most frequently used plant part, and the most common preparation method was paste formulation, followed by raw, juice, powder, roast, and decoction forms.
Devkota S, Dhakal A, Jethara SB, Chaudhary M, Yadav RK, Shrestha BK.   +5 more
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Ethnoveterinary botanical survey of medicinal plants used in Pashto, Punjabi and Saraiki communities of Southwest Pakistan

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2021
Medicinal plants are highly used in the ethnoveterinary practice as considerable livestock resources in remote areas. The aim of the present study is to explore the ethnoveterinary medicinal practices in three different communities and discuss the cross ...
Sheikh Zain Ul Abidin, Afifa Munem, Raees Khan, Gaber El‐Saber Batiha, Mushtaq Amhad, Muhammad Zafar, Atif Ali Khan Khalil, Helal F. Hetta, Mohamed H. Mahmoud, Abdus Sami, Muhammad Zeeshan Bhatti   +10 more
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