Table 5.

Remedies other than plants used for the treatment of diseases in small ruminants (sheep and goats).

Identification	Common name	Preparation method, application route, and ailment treated	FC
Alkaline battery	—	Crush and grind into powder, then apply to the wound. In addition, consider using water, vaseline, or lubricant oil to adhere it to the skin.	6
Burned lubricant oil from car motor	—	Apply directly to the wound (it also prevents flies from entering the skin).	2
Water from car battery	—	Cleanse the wound.	1
Petroleum	—	Apply onto the wound.	1
Oil	—	Apply onto the wound.	1
Lichen	Mulua	Prepare a cold infusion using approximately 3 handfuls in 20 liters of water, along with a teaspoon of salt. Utilize this mixture to wash the animal, apply to the ears and nose, and administer orally for treating malaise and lack of appetite.	1
Lichen	Ulele	Boil in water, filter, and apply to the wound.	1
Internal shell of cuttlefish/cuttlebone (class Cephalopoda)	Malelo	Peel and grind into a powder, then blow into the eye using a reed (Phragmites sp. stem) to treat eye diseases.	1

FC, frequency of citation.