Plant Based Veterinary Medicine from Traditional Knowledge of India
Abstract
The WHO states that 74% of the plant based medicines have modern indications that correlate with their traditional, cultural uses. In the case of animals, veterinary science developed well in ancient and medieval India. Many works on the subject still exist in Sanskrit, Tamil and other languages of India. Right from the Mahabharata times sanskrit scriptures like "Asvavaidhyaka" "Ashwa Ayurveda sar sindhu" etc. are well classified and documented according to the principles of Ayurveda. Further, more numerous undocumented veterinary practices are in voguge in rural areas of India. The traditional sources contain thousands of recommendations for cure and treatment of animal diseases but few selective and effective are described in this paper. The plants used in the form of spices, cultivated or uncultivated stages are also listed. It would be beyond the scope of this paper for attempt to access the extent of the on going local uses of plant-based ethno-veterinary medicine.Downloads
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