A survey was conducted in the Borana rangeland pastoral areas of southern Ethiopia between October 1998 and May 1999 to generate information on the ethnoveterinary use of plants. Information was collected by direct interview of 24 healers and 97 livestock owners. Forty-three plant species were collected, compressed, and submitted to the national herbarium for botanical classification. Roots, le...

Viral infections remain a major threat to humans and animals and there is a crucial need for new antiviral agents especially with the development of resistant viruses. The hexane, dichloromethane, acetone and methanol extracts of six plant species selected for their traditional use against infections were tested for in vitro antiviral activity against canine distemper virus (CDV), canine parain...

For most smallholder farmers in Kenya conventional veterinary drugs have become very expensive and therefore unaffordable, causing them to seek low cost alternatives that are rarely documented in most ethnobiological studies. This study surveyed the utilisation of traditional herbal preparations in managing cattle ailments in Central Kenya with the aim of providing a comprehensive ethnobotanica...

BACKGROUND Pastoral populations around the world hold complex and detailed ethnoveterinary knowledge, essential for the survival of their herds and securing their livelihood. In recent decades, several studies have given attention to local veterinary remedies and practices and their validation, and to the local conceptualization of livestock diseases. Despite this, relatively little has been re...

The aim of current study is to provide a significant traditional knowledge on wild medicines used for ethnoveterinary purposes in the rural area Maraog region district Shimla. medicinal plants have played role treatment human as well animal’s diseases. people were interviewed through questionnaire and extensive field surveys conducted from June 2020 July 2021. discussion, observations interview...

In some African and Asian countries, Azadirachta indica (AI) has been fed to livestock for decades traditionally used treat certain animal human diseases. Recently, there are suspicions that the plant may possess anti-reproductive properties concerns continued use of AI as forage or folkloric medicine detrimentally affect reproduction in subjects. To address these challenges, this work determin...

Received: Revised: Accepted: September 08, 2009 September 20, 2009 October 01, 2009