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Kumbhabhai Kalabhai Dungaisa |
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At. Ranpurbangala, Ta. Danta |
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Banaskantha |
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Practices |
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Mahuda(Madhuca longifolia (J. Konig) J. F. Macbr.) Fruits and Jaggery for Dropping of Placenta in Animals |
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Infectious diseases of uterus and poor nutrition are two of the main causes of delay in dropping of placenta even six to eight hours after delivery in animals. If it prolongs for considerable time, it causes rotting in the uterus. This may result in development of “suva” disease. In this condition, farmers desperately try various methods to ease the problem. Kumbhabhai uses Mahuda (Madhuca indica (J.Konig) J.F.Macbr.) fruits and jaggery as a remedy.
He feeds a mixture of 400 g of Mahuda fruits and 250 g of jaggery to the animals after delivery and claims that this facilitates removal of placenta within 2 to 3 hours.
He had learnt it from his elders. Many people in the neighbourhood follow this practice. The only precaution to be followed is that mahuda fruits should not be taken more than 400 g at a time otherwise the animals may become unconscious.
Mr Abhesinh Mayajisinh Parmar of village Choryana Muvada, Gujarat suggests that to induce dropping of placenta after delivery, fresh flowers of ‘Mahuda’ are crushed and heated in a vessel over a gentle flame and given to the animal after calving along with 500g of an extract of the fruit of the plant called ‘Kokam’ (Garcinia indica) and 2-3 kg of cooked rice (Honey Bee, 4(1):14, 1993). |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee 19(1): 12, 2008 |
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| Call Number |
19103 |
