Table 7.
Ethno-veterinary remedies relative to wounds, sprains, and bruises
| Animals | Components of remedy** | Procedure | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wounds | |||
| Oxen | Field mushroom | Dry powder applied on the wound | Monte Acuto |
| Horses | Burnt lard | Massaged on the wound | Monte Acuto |
| Horses | Acetylsalicylic acid | Massaged on the wound | Monte Acuto, Sassarese |
| Horses | Coke | Massaged on the wound | Sassarese |
| Horses | Cicatrene | Bought at the pharmacy | Sassarese |
| Horses | (*) Camellia (Camellia sp.) | Decoction of the plant massaged on the wound | Barbagia di Nuoro |
| Horses | Downy oak (Quercus pubescens) cortex, water | Cortex boiled in water applied on the wound, which was then wrapped up with a bandage | Anglona |
| Oxen | Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) leaves | Massaged on the wound | Monte Acuto |
| Oxen | Navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris) leaves | Pounded fresh leaves applied to the wound | Monte Acuto |
| Cattle a, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens | Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) | Pounded fresh leaves applied to the wound | Gallura, Anglona |
| Cattle a, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens | Powder from stem (without bark) or bark from stem of lentisk (Pistacia lentiscus) | Stem powder or ground bark applied on the wound | Anglona, Monte Acuto |
| Cattle a | Powder of bark from stem of lentisk (Pistacia lentiscus) salt | Applied on the wound | Sassarese |
| Cattle a, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens | Navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris) leaves | Minced fresh leaves applied to the wound | Gallura |
| Horses, cattle a | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water, soap | The wound was washed with soap and water, then decoction of leaves or root applied on the wound, which was then wrapped with a bandage | Sassarese, Gallura |
| Cattle a, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens | Olive oil | Applied on the wound | Anglona, Gallura |
| Pigs, cattle | Ozzu casu (fat obtained by boiling the cream of milk with flour) | Applied on the wound | Campidano di Oristano |
| Pigs, dogs | (*) Copper sulphate, ozzu casu (fat obtained by boiling the cream of milk with flour), pumice stone | Applied on the wound | Nurra |
| Pigs | Olive oil, ashes | Mixture as emollient cream for wound treatments | Campidano di Oristano, Monte Acuto |
| Pigs, cows | Lentisk oil | Applied on the wound | Gallura |
| Cat | Olive oil | Applied on the wound | Gallura |
| Cattle a | Butter | Applied on the wound | Monte Acuto |
| Castration | |||
| Pigs | Olive oil | Applied to the skin with a paintbrush | Sassarese |
| Pigs | Ozzu brujadu (Reused motor oil) | Applied to the skin with a paintbrush | Sassarese |
| Pigs | Olive oil, ashes | Mixture as emollient cream for wound treatments | Campidano di Oristano |
| Pigs | Ozzu casu (fat obtained by boiling the cream of milk with flour) | Applied on the wound | Campidano di Oristano |
| Pigs | Urine, ashes | Applied on the wound | Monte Acuto |
| Pigs | Urine, piece of pig’s tail | Applied on the wound | Monte Acuto |
| Pigs | Ethyl alcohol (or creolin in water), cord, hot wax | Ethyl alcohol (or creolin in water) and then the wound was sutured with a waxed thread | Monte Acuto |
| Pigs, horses | Ashes | Applied on the wound | Anglona |
| Pigs | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), | Applied on the wound | Anglona |
| Horses | Creolin, water | Applied on the wound | Anglona |
| Sprains | |||
| Cattle a, horses | Downy oak (Quercus pubescens) cortex, salt, vinegar, clay | The cork boiled with salt and vinegar, crushed, then mixed with clay, applied to the sore area, wrapped with a bandage | Monte Acuto |
| Horses | Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis), mallow (Malva sylvestris), Nettle (Urtica dioica), water | Decoction and plants wrapped in a bandage on the sore part | Monte Acuto |
| Dogs | (*) Burnt cork | Applied to the wound | Goceano |
| Bruises | |||
| Cattle a, horses, pigs | Nettle (Urtica dioica) | Decoction and plants wrapped in a bandage on the sore part | Anglona |
| Cattle a, horses, pigs | Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis) | Decoction and plants wrapped in a bandage on the sore part | Anglona |
| Cattle a, horses, pigs | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water | Decoction and plants wrapped in a bandage on the sore part | Anglona |
| Horses | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water, vinegar | Decoction and plants wrapped in a bandage on the sore part | Sassarese |
| Wounds from saddle | |||
| Horses | Ashes | Applied on the wound | Nurra, Gallura |
| Wound from yoke | |||
| Oxen | Cistus (Cistus monspeliensis) | The leaves applied at the inner base of the horns | Monte Acuto |
| Oxen | Soap, water | The mixture applied at the inner base of the horns | Monte Acuto |
| Pimples (Furuncles) | |||
| Cows | Chijnada (ashes and water) | Ashes boiled in water and then the filtrate applied on the pimple | Monte Acuto |
| Cows | Urine | As disinfectant | Monte Acuto |
| Cows | Soap, water | Soap boiled in water and then the filtrate applied on the pimple | Monte Acuto |
| Calves a | (*) Sarsaparille (Smilax aspera) | Decoction of plants wrapped in a bandage and put on the pimples | Monte Acuto |
| Fissures | |||
| Cows | (*) Ozzu porchinu (fat from lard), ozzu seu (dried peritoneum of sheep), beeswax | The mixture was boiled and stored in a jar until use | Monte Acuto |
| Cows | (*) Beeswax | Massaged around the nipple | Monte Acuto |
| Cows | (*) Greater plantain (Plantago major), ozzu seu (dried peritoneum of sheep) | The mixture was boiled and was used when milking | Monte Acuto |
| Cows | Tincture of iodine, ozzu porchinu (fat from lard), ozzu seu (dried peritoneum of sheep), penicillin | The mixture massaged on the udder | Monte Acuto |
| Swelling udder | |||
| Cows | Silver coin (five liras) | Massaged on the udder | Monte Acuto |
| Swelling throat | |||
| Pigs | Rough stone | The throat was rubbed | Monte Acuto |
| Hens | Vinegar, water | The mixture was applied on the throat | Anglona |
| Cattle a | Wheat bran, water | Boiled brans placed in a bag and tied in the throat | Anglona |
| Swelling limbs | |||
| Horses | Clay | Applied to the limbs | Sassarese |
| Horses | Lead acetate | Applied to the limbs | Sassarese |
| Horses | (*) Clay, vinegar, salt | The mixture applied to the limbs | Sassarese |
| Horses | Clay, vinegar, water | The mixture applied to the limbs | Monte Acuto |
| Horses | Lead acetate, water | The mixture applied to the limbs | Sassarese |
| Swelling shank | |||
| Horses | Red hot pin | Puncture with an iron pin | Monte Acuto |
a Cure for cows, calves and oxen
(*) Remedies still in use
(**) Typed in bold are components of remedies showing highest indices in the quantitative analysis