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| Name |
Joseph |
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| District |
Nellai district |
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Tamil Nadu |
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| Category |
Practices |
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| Title |
Animals not conceiving / Infertility |
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| Abstract |
Joseph, an agricultural laborer and cattle rearer, is eighty six years old and hails from Nellai district. He has learnt traditional healing practices from his mother. A few of his practices are given below: |
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Animals not conceiving / Infertility
To cure the infertile animals, Joseph takes half kg of Neem kernels and grinds them in a country pounding unit called ‘Ural’. He soaks these overnight in five liters of water and filters the preparation next day. About 100 ml of the decoction is administered orally on empty stomach. During the treatment Joseph feeds only dry fodder.
One time administration of this preparation is sufficient for animals not conceiving or for repeat breeder. This treatment enhances milk yield immediately, after calving, cures indigestion and anorexia. He normally collects Rs 50 from each animal owner after giving this treatment.
The use of neem as emmanagogue is well documented. It enhances milk production (Raghavendra, B.; Shinde, A. K.; Sankhyan, S. K.; Verma, D. L; and Vaithiyanathan, S. (2002): Effect of Feeding Tree Foliage on Milk Yield and Composition of Lactating Goats on Semi-Arid Rangeland, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 72 (1): 84-86).It is also effective against worms (Costa, C. T. C.; Bevilaqua, C. M. L.; Maciel, M. V.; Camurça-Vasconcelos, A. L. F.; Morais, S.M.; Monteiro , M. V. B.; Farias, V. M.; De Silva, M. V.; and Souza, M. M. C. (2006): Anthelmintic activity of Azadirachta indica A. Juss against sheep gastrointestinal nematodes, Veterinary Parasitology, 137 ( 3-4): 306-310). |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee 19(3): 17, 2008 |
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| Call Number |
19309 |
