Original Research Article I Volume 2 I Issue 3 I 2014

FOLKLORE TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON DIGESTIVE DISORDERS OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS (CATTLE, SHEEP AND GOATS) IN THE MEDAK DISTRICT, TELANGANA, INDIA

M. L. Sanyasi Rao; Y.N.R Varma

Biolife; 2014, 2(3), pp 858-865

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7220622

Abstract:

The paper deals with exploration of folklore knowledge on medicinal plants used in digestive disorders of livestock (cattle, sheep and goats) practiced by local healers of Medak district, Telangana, India. An attempt is made to gather information from the local pastoral healers belonging to Golla, Kurma,Lambada, Mudiraj and Gouda communities. The author has interviewed 25 healers and recorded the methods of collection of herbal plants and methods of preparation of the drugs used by them. Livestock of the district are commonly prone to digestive disorders like anorexia, bloat diarrhea, dysentery (blood with stool), stomach ache, dyspepsia, intestinal worms, hydrocyanic acid and stomatitis.

Keywords:

Folk-lore communities, Traditional healers, Herbal remedies, Veterinary diseases, Medak, Telangana.

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Article Dates:

Received: 10 July 2014; Accepted: 20 August 2014; Published: 9 September 2014

How To Cite:

M. L. Sanyasi Rao, & Y.N.R Varma. (2022). FOLKLORE TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON DIGESTIVE DISORDERS OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS (CATTLE, SHEEP AND GOATS) IN THE MEDAK DISTRICT, TELANGANA, INDIA. Biolife, 2(3), 858–865. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7220622

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