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. 2022 Apr 4;9:800322. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.800322

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)