Table 5.
Ethno-veterinary remedies against gastrointestinal diseases and hearth’s disease
| Animal | Components of remedy** | Procedure | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastrointestinal infection, colics, diarrhoea | |||
| Cattlea | Wild carrot (Daucus carota) leaves | Decoction given as feed | Barbagia di Nuoro |
| Cattle a, pigs | Wheat bran | Bran mixed with water and given as feed | Gallura, Sassarese |
| Cattle a | Wheat bran, coal | Coal grinded and mixed with wheat bran | Gallura |
| Cattle a | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), olive oil | Decoction given as feed | Anglona |
| Cats | Water, salt | Given to drink | Gallura |
| Cats, horses | Olive oil | Given to drink | Gallura |
| Cows, oxen | Linseed oil | Mixed with water and given to drink | Monte Acuto |
| Horses, cattle a | (*) Brewer’s yeast, water | Yeast mixed with water, given to drink | Monte Acuto, Anglona |
| Horses | Barley (Hordeum vulgare), water | Barley flour boiled with water given as feed | Monte Acuto |
| Horses | Warm clothes | Warm clothes on belly | Monte Acuto |
| Little pigs (Piglets) | (*) Dry clay | Given as feed | Sassarese |
| Little pigs (Piglets) | Dry clay, barley (Hordeum vulgare) flour | Given as feed | Sassarese |
| Cattle a | Blades of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) | Cut into pieces and given as feed | Sassarese |
| Cattle a | Vinegar | Given to drink | Barbagia di Nuoro |
| Cattlea | Brandy (distilled from grapes) | Given to drink | Barbagia di Nuoro |
| Oxen | Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis), water | Decoction of the plants filtered and given to drink | Monte Acuto |
| Cattle a | (*) Hay | Given as feed | Nurra |
| Cattle a, horses, pigs | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water | Decoction of the plants filtered and given to drink | Gallura |
| Cows, oxen | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water | Decoction of the plants filtered and given to drink | Monte Acuto |
| Oxen | Tree mallow (Lavatera olbia) | Decoction of the plant filtered and given to drink | Monte Acuto |
| Cattle a | Fababeans (Vicia faba), barley (Hordeum vulgare), water | Beans and barley flour boiled in water given as feed | Anglona |
| Horses, oxen, calves | Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), water | Decoction of the plants filtered and given to drink | Meilogu, Goceano, Monte Acuto |
| Horses | Lemon (Citrus limon) juice, water | Decoction of juice given to drink | Goceano |
| Cattle a | Flax-leaved daphne (Daphne gnidium) berries | Some berries mixed with forage and given as feed | Gallura |
| Abbentadura (Bloat) | |||
| Cattle a | Olive oil | One liter of olive oil given to drink after 2 or 3 days of fasting | Gallura, Monte Acuto |
| Cattle a | Rancid olive oil | Given to drink | Nurra |
| Cattle a | Warm water | Given to drink | Monte Acuto |
| Cattle a | Petroleum | Given to drink | Nurra |
| Cattle a | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), olive oil | Decoction given as feed | Anglona |
| Cows | Milk, salt, olive oil | The mixture given to drink | Monte Acuto |
| Cattle a | Lard, parsley (Petroselinum crispum), onion (Allium cepa) | Onion bulbs, parsley and lard chopped, mixed, and given as feed to promote burping | Monte Acuto |
| Cows, cattle a | (*) Brewer’s yeast, water | Mixed and given to drink | Monte Acuto, Sassarese, Meilogu |
| Cows | Lard, wine, vinegar | Mixed and given as feed | Monte Acuto |
| Cattle a | (*)Lard, onion (Allium cepa) | Mixed and given as feed to promote burping | Monte Acuto |
| Cattle a | Onion (Allium cepa) | Crushed and given as feed | Monte acuto |
| Cattle a | Lard | Crushed and given as feed | Gallura, Monte Acuto Sassarese, Meilogu, Anglona |
| Cows | Lard, wet clothes | The lard was crushed and given as feed then a wet cloth was put on the animal | Monte Acuto |
| Cattle a | Naphtha (diesel oil) | Three quarters of a liter of naphtha given in a bottle | Monte Acuto |
| Cattle a | (*) Rancid lard | Crushed and given as feed, to promote burping | Monte Acuto, Nurra |
| Cattle a | (*) Beer | Given to drink, to promote burping | Nurra, Sassarese |
| Horses | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), vinegar, water | Decoction given to drink | Sassarese |
| Cattle a | Olive oil, boiled wine | Mixed and given to drink | Monte Acuto, Gallura |
| Cattle a | (*) Frammentalzu (mother yeast for bakery) | Dissolved in water and given to drink | Monte Acuto, Sassarese |
| Cattle a | Frammentalzu (mother yeast for bakery), lard, olive oil | Crushed and given as feed | Monte Acuto |
| Cattle, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens | Lentisk (Pistacia lentiscus) wood | Used to swab after incision of the vein under the belly | Campidano di Oristano |
| Cows, cattle a | Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis) | Decoction of plants filtered and given to drink | Sassarese |
| Horses | Galloping | Deflation occurred after the galloping of horses in a field | Goceano |
| Cows | Olive oil, milk, salt | Give to drink | Monte Acuto |
| Poisoning | |||
| Cattle a | (*) Brewer’s yeast, water | As feed supplement | Nurra |
| Oxen | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water | Decoction of plants filtered and given to drink | Monte Acuto |
| Constipation | |||
| Cattle a, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens a, | Vinegar and olive oil | Mixed and given to drink | Anglona |
| Cows | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water | Decoction of plants filtered and given to drink | Barbagia di Orgosolo |
| Cattle a | Olive oil | Given to drink | Anglona |
| Horses | Lentisk fruits and leaves, water | Decoction of fruits and some leaves given to drink | Monte Acuto |
| Refreshing | |||
| Horses | Smirnium olusatrum | The plant was collected in the summer and administered as feed | Monte Acuto |
| Cattle a | Brewer’s yeast, water | Mixed and given to drink | Nurra |
| Oxen | Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), water | Decoction of leaves given to drink | Monte Acuto |
| Oxen | Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis), water | Decoction of leaves given as beverage | Monte Acuto |
| Post-partum collapse | |||
| Cattle a | (*)Wine, sugar | Given to drink | Anglona |
| Cattle a | Coffee, wine, sugar | Given to drink | Monte Acuto |
| Angina pectoris | |||
| Horses | Lard, olive oil | Massaged on the chest | Meilogu |
| High blood pressure | |||
| Cattle a | Leech (Hirudo medicinalis) | Anglona | |
| Lack of appetite | |||
| Cattle a | Barley flour with water or milk | Given to drink | Monte Acuto |
| Cows | Fool’s-water-cress (Apium nodiflorum) | Fresh plant given as feed | Monte Acuto |
| Indigestion | |||
| Horses | Barley (Hordeum vulgare), avena (Avena sativa), corn (Zea mays), flax (Linum usitatissimum) seed, water, salt | Decoction of mixture given to drink | Sassarese |
| Cattle a | Olive oil | One liter of olive oil after 2 or 3 days of fasting given to drink | Gallura |
| Intestinal worms | |||
| Cattle a | Garlic (Allium sativum), vinegar | Two cloves of crushed garlic in half a liter of vinegar given as feed | Anglona |
| Horses | Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) root | Burnt fern root fumes were breathed by horses covered with a blanket | Monte Acuto |
| Horses | Lavender cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus), barley (Hordeum vulgare), | The dried plants given as feed | Barbagia di Nuoro |
| Horses | Giant cane (Arundo donax) leaves | The leaves given as feed and after 4 days the horse was fine | Meilogu |
aCure for cows, calves, and oxen
(*) Remedies still in use
(**) Typed in bold are components of remedies showing highest indices in the quantitative analysis