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Combating worms in cattle |
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Worms can cause serious problem to the cattle, particularly to the calves in the monsoon. It causes weakness, debility, enlargement of the stomach and constipation. If not attended to immediately, it can lead to death of the cattle.
About 500 gm of kowcha (Mucuna pruriens) seeds and 50 gms of the roots of ingoria (Balanites roxburghii) are mixed together
in 200 gms of water. The mixture is fed to the cattle once a day for three days. The worms are killed and passed out from the body.
This pratice was shared with us by Late Bojabhai Rajabhai Dhabi. When we visited the area again in March 2005 to verify the practice, Bojabhai was no more. His son Ramjibhai told us that he was also using this practice and has also tried it out with good results on other cattle in the area.
Late Bojabhai Rajabhai Dhabi, Vill. Dhantral, Tal. Kedbrahma, Sabarkantha
Kowcha seeds are used in Virgin Islands and Trinidad and Tobago. Joshi, MC: Patel, MB: Mehta PJ: Bull Med Ethnobot Res 1 : 8-24. Sebastian MK and Bhandari, MM (1984) : Medico-ethno Botany of MOunt Abu, Rajasthan, India : J Ethnopharmacology 12 2 : 223-230. Oakes, AJ and Morris , MP (1958) : The West Indian Weedwoman of the United States Virgin Islands. Bull Hist. Med. 32 : 164. Ayensu, ES : (1978) : Medicinal Plants of the West Indies. Unpublished document, Office of Biological Conservation. Smithsonian Institution, Washington.
Ingoria is also used in veterinary medicine in parts of India. Singh, A and Kohli JD (1956) : A plea for research into Indigenous Drug employed in Veterinary Practice. Indian Vet J 32 : 271-280 |
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Honey Bee, 16(4):15, 2005 |
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