Table 6.
Mixtures used in Sahrawi ethnoveterinary medicine along with their lists of components (including the parts of plants used), preparation and indications
| Plants/Other ingredients | Preparation | Administration route | Indications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammodaucus leucotrichus (se) | Plants are grinded and mixed with wheat flour, fried in oil and applied as a plaster with a cleaned cloth for 15 days, changing the plaster every day | Topical | Mastitis |
| Lavandula sp. (ap) | |||
| Wheat flour | |||
| Allium cepa (bu) | Fried, dissolved in a saline solution, then obtaining a plaster | Topical | Mastitis |
| Allium sativum (bu) | |||
| Acacia senegal (ba) | Grinded and applied as cicatrizer for 5 days | Topical | Wounds |
| Acacia tortilis (ba) | |||
| Maerua crassifolia (ba) | |||
| Euphorbia balsamifera (ap) | Boiled in salt water, three washes per week | Dipping | Tick infestations |
| Pergularia tomentosa (ap) | |||
| Ammodaucus leucotrichus (se) | Heated with oil | Topical | Skin ulcers |
| Chamomilla pubescens (ap) | Wounds | ||
| Acacia tortilis (le) | Pit cooked and then mixed with ash and water | Topical | Mange |
| Anabasis articulata (ap) | |||
| Rhus tripartita (le) | |||
| Bitumen | Topical | Mange | |
| Exhausted engine oil | |||
| Camel milk | |||
| Camel fat | Mixed and rest for a week | Topical | Mange |
| Sulphur stone | |||
| Cistanche phelypaea (ap) | Cistanche phelypaea is cut in pieces, mixed with the other grinded plants and then with bitumen | Topical | Mange |
| Hammada scoparia (ap) | |||
| Salsola tetrandra (ap) | |||
| Bitumen | |||
| Artemisia herba-alba (ap) | Boiled in water | Topical | Mastitis |
| Zygophyllum gaetulum (ap) | |||
| Acacia tortilis (ba) | Grinded and mixed | Topical | Wounds |
| Rhus tripartita (ba) | |||
| Tamarix sp. (ba,wo) |