Open AccessEthnoveterinary Plants used against Horn Cancer or Broken Horn Disease among Tribals of West Nimar Madhya Pradesh
Author(s) -
Parashar Preeti and D. A. Dhale
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of modern trends in science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-3778
DOI - 10.46501/ijmtst0707012
Subject(s) - tribe , french horn , rhizome , geography , livestock , traditional medicine , socioeconomics , agroforestry , biology , forestry , medicine , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , anthropology
West Nimaris the South Western region of Madhya Pradesh state in West Central India. The region lies south of theVindhya Ranges and consists of two portions of the Narmada and Tapti river valleys separated by a section of the Satpurarange.Bhil, Bhilala, Gond, Nayika and Tadwi are dominant tribe of the region. They are dependent on plant based medium and other forrecovery of their ailment. The purpose of these studies was to gather ethnoveterinary medicinal knowledge from the area'slivestock owners. Traditional healers gathered data on ethnoveterinary medicines through verbal and informal interviews,followed by a well-structured questionnaire. The majority of plants are dicotyledons, with monocotyledons accounting for a smallpercentage of the total. The leaves are used the most, followed by roots, rhizome, stem, gum, whole plant, and fruits. In thetreatment, dermal approaches are used. In many circumstances, plant products, such as sindoor (vermillion), and cow urine, areutilised to treat horn cancer or fractured horn