NOPR Collection:

Traditional farming and post harvest processing of coconut by Nicobari tribe

2015-04-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Traditional farming and post harvest processing of coconut by Nicobari tribe Authors: Velmurugan, A; Swarnam, TP; Sai, Tulsi Pawan; Roy, Dam S Abstract: The Nicobari tribes are the largest tribal group inhabiting Nicobar Islands who are well educated and advanced than many of their counterparts in these Islands and in mainland India. The main economic activity of the Nicobari tribe is agriculture and coconut plantation occupies majority of the agricultural area in these Islands. The present study encompasses a glimpse of a folk knowledge gleaned through survey on farming and post harvest processing of coconut a main source of livelihood activity of the tribals. The knowledge gained and passed on to the generations is vital for their livelihood and some of them are found relevant even today. The tribals practice a form of natural farming with minimum disturbance to the soil and do replace the old and senile plants with new seedlings. In new plantation intercropping is allowed until the seedlings are established. They also have knowledge on different methods for drying copra based on the need and extraction of oil from coconut milk mainly used for sanitary purpose which is now called as virgin coconut oil. Page(s): 325-328

Ethnoveterinary practices for small ruminants followed by rural folks in southern Odisha

2015-04-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Ethnoveterinary practices for small ruminants followed by rural folks in southern Odisha Authors: Rautray, Amiya K; Sahoo, Rajasri; Sardar, KK; Patra, RC; Sahoo, A Abstract: The present study is aimed at identification of the traditional medical practices being adopted by the rural folks in the treatment of small ruminant diseases in Bhawanipatna block in Kalahandi district of Odisha state. Extensive field survey in 12 villages (Manoharpur, Medinpur, Sujanpur, Jammunabahal, Balarampur, Sagadia, Ichchapur, Sanakhairamala, Kadappa, Chhatiguda, Bangabadi, Kadapada) in and around Bhawanipatna was carried out through 36 regular and repeated informal visits, and 160 informants residing in these villages were consulted through participatory rural appraisal method. Information was gathered through open interaction and door to door interview, and through personal interrogation. A total of 23 species of herbal plants have been identified which were used either alone or in combination as traditional remedies for 24 different conditions/ diseases in livestock including important conditions like hoof infection, liver disorder and enteritis to emergency conditions like tympany/ bloat and hemorrhage. About 2000 small ruminants have been treated by the total informants over the years with the use of herbal remedies. The success rate of the practices used was claimed by the native folk to be 50-60 %. Use of such medicinal plants is of greater value in view of the socioeconomic conditions of the small ruminants owners in reducing the cost of treatment. Page(s): 319-324

Ethnoveterinary herbal practices used by the tribes in Bhiloda (West) forest range, Aravalli district of Gujarat, India

2015-04-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Ethnoveterinary herbal practices used by the tribes in Bhiloda (West) forest range, Aravalli district of Gujarat, India Authors: Punjani, Bhasker; Pandey, Vinod Abstract: Extensive ethnoveterinary surveys were undertaken during 2009-13 to document the folk herbal practices prevalent among the different ethnic groups for the treatment of ailments of livestock in some villages of Bhiloda (West) forest range, district Aravalli of Gujarat state. The first hand information collected by means of informal interviews, open ended questionnaire and crosschecked with herbal practitioners, etc. The present surveys revealed that 29 plants of 22 families of Angiosperms have been used by the tribes to cure about eleven ailments of livestock. The ethnoveterinary uses of plant parts of 12 species are recorded for the first time. Page(s): 313-318

Ethno-veterinary practices used for the treatment of animal diseases in Doda district, Jammu & Kashmir

2015-04-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Ethno-veterinary practices used for the treatment of animal diseases in Doda district, Jammu & Kashmir Authors: Khateeb, Adil Masood; Khandi, Shafkat Ahmad; Kumar, Pranav; Bhadwal, MS; Jeelani, Rizwan Abstract: The study was conducted in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir state (India) to create a database of the indigenous technical knowledge practices used by the pastoralists for the treatment of animal diseases. The data was collected with the help of a structured interview schedule through personal interview technique. Sixty indigenous technical knowledge practices were identified and documented. A total of 38 species of plants and ingredients used for treatment of 24 different ailments were documented. Of the total 60 documented remedies, 7 were for the treatment of diarrhoea, 6 for bloat, 5 for indigestion, 4 for wound healing, 3 each for fever, stomach ache, jaundice, liver problems, haematuria, internal injury and cough, 2 each for yoke gall, pneumonia, colic, anaemia and one each for dysentery, abscess, stomatitis, oliguria, pleuritis, vomiting, urolithiasis, constipation and abscess maturation. Page(s): 306-312