Table 2.
Ethno-veterinary medicinal plants used in the dairy and livestock farming.
Scientific name | Family | Life form | Plant part used | Animal | Use/disease | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Erysimum melicentae Dunn. | Brassicaceae | Herb | Whole plant | Cattle and sheep | For general health improvement | (15) |
Becium obovatum (E. Mey. Ex Benth. In E. Mey.) N.E. Br. | Lamiaceae | Herb | Root | Livestock | Mastitis, Black leg, listeriosis/encircling disease, diarrhea | (16) |
Malva parviflora | Malvaceae | Herb | Whole Plant | Cattle | Mastitis | (17) |
Brucea antidysenterica | Simaroubaceae | Tree | Leaf | Cattle | Mastitis | (18) |
Acorus calamus L. | Acoraceae | Herb | Rhizome | Cows, Sheeps, Goats, Donkeys, Camels, Buffaloes |
Mastitis, Anaplasmosis, constipation, heal wounds, dysentery, body tonic, gastric problems, bloating, indigestion, urinary disorder |
(19) |
Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. | Mimosaceae | Shrub | Leaf | Cattle | Infections | (20) |
Triticum sp. | Poaceae | Herb | Aerial parts, Bran | Livestock | Mastitis, breast lumps, difficulty of birth, retained placenta, increasing egg production | (21) |
Arachis hypogea L. | Fabaceae | Shrub | Seed and seed oil | Goat and cattle | Increased milk production | (22) |
Peganum harmala L. | Zygophyllaceae | Herb | Leaf, branches | Buffalo, Cattle, Dog | Mastitis | (23) |
Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck | Rutaceae | Tree | Fruit | Buffalo, Cattle, Goat | Mastitis | (23) |
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal | Solanaceae | Shrub | Root | Buffalo, Cattle, Goat | Mastitis | (23) |