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20216 Veru as Fish stupefying agent
Members of the Mali tribe in Malimarla village of Koraput district use juice extract of the leaves of veru (Chloroxylon swietenia DC.) to make fish numb in the pond water. Thus, the fish which float on the surface are caught easily and fetch a good price in the market.
Bark of the plant is used for fish poisoning: Heda N.K and Kulkarni K.M. (2009); Fish stupefying plants used by the Gond tribal of Mendha village of Central India, Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge; 8(4): 531-534
Veru as Wound Healer
Sometimes maggots are seen in the wounds of animals. These maggots make the animal feel restless. Local community applies a paste of the roots of veru (Chloroxylon swietenia DC.) on the wounds. If applied twice a day for two days, the paste kills the maggots and heals the wound. It is also used for washing floors in cowshed.
Comm: Radhakrushna Guntha
It is reported for curing wounds, burns and cuts by Girach, R.D. and Ahmed, A. (1998); Pharmaceutical Biology; 36: 20-24
20217 Controlling Diarrhoea in animals
To control diarrhoea in animals, farmers of Sarankul
area in the Nayagarh district of Orissa grind the seeds
of dhala kaincha (Abrus precatorius L) into a fine powder
and give as bolus once daily to the animals.
Comm: Satyanarayana Malla
Antibacterial property of seed extract of Abrus precatorius has been reported by Varaprasad B. and Varahalarao V. (2009); International Journal of PharmTech Research; 1(4): 1115-1118.
20218 Tympany (Bloat) in cattle
Tympany is the physiological disturbance in cattle’s rumen with the consequent formation of a large amount of gas. To cure this, Bhagban Bahera of Dengraguli village uses the bark of arjuna (Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arnot). He feeds animals a decoction made by dissolving 100 g of bark powder in 250 ml of lukewarm water.
Bhagban Bahera, Dist. Koraput
Terminalia arjuna is used as traditional medicine for dysentery, diarrhoea, constipation, bloating and stomachache in folklore of Rajshahi district of Bangladesh (Mollik et. al. (2010); Journal of Ethnobotany Research and Applications; 8: 195-218). Bark of Arjuna is reported to treat constipation in animals, Honey Bee, 7 (3), 1996.
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Honey bee 21(2), 14, 2010 |
