Traditional ethno-veterinary practices by the tribal communities of Lesser Himalayas – Pakistan
Traditional ethno-veterinary practices by the tribal communities of Lesser Himalayas – Pakistan
Session:
Poster Session
Title: Traditional ethno-veterinary practices by the tribal communities of Lesser Himalayas –
Arshad Mehmood Abbasi*, Mir Ajab Khan and Mushtaq Ahmed.
Present investigation deals with plant based traditional ethno-veterinary practices by the inhabitants of Lesser Himalayas Pakistan. A total of eighty seven medicinal plant species belonging to 46 families were recorded for their applications against veterinary diseases. Dysentery, diarrhea, indigestion, gas trouble, constipation, colic, worms, ulcer, wounds, scabies, sores, infections of mouth, throat, lungs, foot, hooves; fever, cough, lactation, unequal memory glands, weakness, mastitis, arthritis and urethra prolepsis were frequently reported veterinary ailments. Fourty one plant species were reported in more than two conditions. Commonly used routes of drug administration were oral and dermal. Validation of these ethnoveterinary practices for their quality, efficacy and standardization of doses and screening for active substances that may lead to the discovery of some new, safer and cost effective medicines.
Key words: Ethno-veterinary; medicinal plants; tribal communities, Lesser Himalayas