Use of ethno-veterinary medicines (EVM) from Vidarbha region (MS) India.

Abstract

Rural tribal people generally depend on plants for curing their livestock due to inadequate facilities provided by Government agencies. The field survey was carried out in 3 clusters of Nagpur, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli of Maharashtra State. Local people were using 46 plants to cure certain veterinary diseases commonly occurring in region. Sixty people are experienced in giving plant based herbal drugs and the doses are very effective in treatments. The present study deals with different ethno-veterinary practices performed by local farmers and Vaidus to treat their livestock.The enumerations of different veterinary diseases and their plant resources are listed along with their parts used, local use and local name from study area.