1District Veterinary Hospital, Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, Government of Odisha
2Agricultural Biotechnology, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar
3Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science & AH, Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar - 751 003, Odisha
*Corresponding author e-mail: drsushree.m@gmail.com
Online published on 11 August, 2021.
The present study was conducted to identify traditional medicinal practices by rural folks of Kalahandi district in treatment of diseases of animals and human. Benchmark survey was conducted using a structured schedule to gather information on traditionally used medicinal plants in few selected villages of the Kalahandi district. A participatory meeting was conducted on the topic “Importance and Conservation of traditional knowledge”. Open interactions and interviews were conducted with village headmen and traditional healers and information was collected from themon the traditionally used plants used for medicinal purposes. The information gathered through regular and informal visits to those villages and was recorded for further studies. The success rate of treatment claimed by local folks was 55-65 %. The people are less not economically sound so they rely heavily on traditional methods of veterinary practices which are mostly based on plants or their parts to treat the various ailments of animals. Considering the socioeconomic standard of the animal keepers, the use of locally available plants is of utmost importance in reducing the cost of treatment.
Medicinal plants, Ethnoveterinary, Traditional knowledge, Treatment
