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VOL. 6, ISSUE 6 (2021)
Study of medicinal plants on ethno veterinary practices in Karsog Block district Mandi (H.P), North West Himalaya
Authors
Pradeep Kumar, GK Dhingra, LR Dangwal, Ajendra Singh Bagri, Rahul Chandora
Abstract
Medicinal plants are used by local inhabitant to cure the various diseases in livestock’s, who cannot afford the allopathic drugs for the minor health problems of livestock. The present study is carried out for the documentation of ethno veterinary medicinal plants used by farmers, shepherds, and other local people of six Gram panchayats. These panchayats are Sarahan, Tebban, Gwalpur, Nanj, Tuman and Mahog. A total 49 species of ethno veterinary medicinal plants belonging to 32 families and 46 genera were documented during the period from March-2019 to August -2020 with the help of local herbal practitioners and knowledgeable tribal peoples of the vicinity. Out of total 49 Plant species, 32 are herbs, 13 are trees, 4 are shrubs. The ethno veterinary medicinal plants were widely used by local inhabitants to cure animals from several diseases such as diarrhoea, dysentery, digestive disorder, injury, wound healing, fever, skin disease, urinary problems, cough and cold, muscular disorder, inflammation, scorpion, snake, insect bites, weakness, parasites, ulcer and bleeding. The present study focussed on the ethno medicinal plants to cure various diseases of the animals to provide scientific names of the plants, family, vernacular name, and part of plant used.
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Pages:328-333
How to cite this article:
Pradeep Kumar, GK Dhingra, LR Dangwal, Ajendra Singh Bagri, Rahul Chandora "Study of medicinal plants on ethno veterinary practices in Karsog Block district Mandi (H.P), North West Himalaya ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 328-333
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