Diversity of flora used for the cure of equine diseases in selected peri-urban areas of Punjab, Pakistan

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Muhammad Saleem²  Qurat ul Ain³  Ghulam Muhammad¹  Muhammad Sohail Sajid³  Zafar Iqbal³  Khurram Goraya³ 

[1] Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040 Punjab, Pakistan;Brookes Hospital for Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040 Punjab, Pakistan;Department of Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040 Punjab, Pakistan

关键词: Pakistan;    Punjab;    Ethnobotanicals;    Indigenous;    Equines;    Plants;    Phytotherapy;   

Others  :  862096
DOI  :  10.1186/1746-4269-9-70

 received in 2013-03-12, accepted in 2013-09-22,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Plants have widely been used and documented for their therapeutic potential in many parts of the world. There are, however, few reports on the use of plants for the treatment of diseases of equines. To this end, participatory epidemiology and rapid rural appraisal techniques were used to document the plants having pharmacotherapeutic significance against different ailments of equines in selected population of Punjab, Pakistan.

Methods

A survey was conducted to interview a total of 450 respondents (150 from each of the districts of Faisalabad, Lahore and Sargodha of Pakistan) to collect information about disease recognition of the equines and their treatment on a well − structured questionnaire. A total of 60 plants belonging to 40 families were documented. An inventory was developed depicting detailed information of plants used in treatment of different conditions of equines.

Results

The top ten species of plants used were: Allium cepa, Zingiber officinale, Vernonia anthelmintica, Capsicum annum, Brassicacampestris, Trachyspermum ammi, Anethum graveolens, Picrorhiza kurroa, Azadirachtaindica, and Citrullus colocynthis. Seeds were the most frequently used (n = 16/60) parts, followed by leaves (n = 12/60) and fruits (n = 11/60) of plants. Based on the combination of different parts of plants used in different ratios and variation in their dose or mode of preparation led to a large number of recipes/remedies against wounds, lameness, bronchitis, colic, anorexia, dermatitis, weakness, parasitism (internal & external), fever, heat stress, urine retention, swelling, toxemia, and indigestion.

Conclusions

This study generated lot of data on phytomedicinal approach for the treatment of ailments in the equines in some selected areas. It would, therefore, be imperative to expand similar studies in other parts of Pakistan and elsewhere. Moreover, use of the documented plants may be validated employing standard scientific procedures, which may have their application in the drug discovery/development by the pharmaceutical industry.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Goraya et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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