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Increasing Milk Production |
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Mr. Krishnan was the owner of a jersey cross bred cow, which yielded 8 liters per day. After it was afflicted with fever, the cow refused to take feed and the yield fell to 1 1/2 litres. Mr. Krishnan consulted Mr. Vivekanandan, the regional collaborator of the Honey Bee network, to find a solution to the problem.
Mr. Vivekanandan came up with a formulation based on his knowledge of local practices followed in Palamedu village in Madurai District. Chinni (Acalypha fruticosa), a pinch of salt, dry ginger (10 g) and pulp taken from sheath of Sottrukatralai (Aloe vera) is ground together to form a bolus. The bolus was administered orally twice a day. Within two days, the cow started feeding and the yield of milk increased to four liters per day. Within a week, the yield was back to normal. When the remedy was tried on another cow, it improved within two days.
Acalypha fruticosa is commonly used to treat indigestion. It is ground together with Kuttivelanthalai (Limonia acidissima) and used for bathing new born children as it gives immunity against diseases and also to protects the skin from fungal diseases.
It is used as tonic for the cattle in East Africa (Medicinal plants of East Africa. East african literature bureau, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, 368 p., (1976)) |
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Honey Bee, 16(4):14, 2005 |
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