Ethnoveterinary medicine from Jalna district of Maharashtra state

Abstract

The paper reports some of the unique ethnoveterinary treatments from Dhavda region of Jalna district of Maharashtra state. Large livestock maintained by farmers lead to development of indigenous animal healthcare practices in district. Commonly treated diseases were diarrhoea, dysentery, indigestion, tympani, pneumonia while renderpest, 3 days sickness have rare occurrence. Common way drug administration was mixing the herbs with fodder, leaf juice, and external application. Leaves were commonly used for treatment along with bark, seeds, seed oil, young twigs and fruits. Also, along with herbal treatment use of chemical substance was also recorded during study.