Ethnoveterinary practices by local people of Raigad district Maharashtra

Anushree Chaudhari 1, *, V. M. Jamdhade 1, Rohan Jitekar 2, Raju Rathod 2 and Shalini Pandey 2

1 Department of Education, Central University of Kerala, Periye, Kasargod, Kerala – 671320, India.
2 Department of Botany, V.P.M.’S B.N. Bandodkar College of Science, (Autonomous, Affiliation University of Mumbai) Thane (W)-400 601, India.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 12(01), 2281–2286.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.12.1.1010
Publication history: 
Received on 25 April 2024; revised on 03 June 2024; accepted on 06 June 2024
 
Abstract: 
A field research extensive survey was undertaken during the years 2021-2023. This kind of to learn about medicinal plants advantages. The Palghar district of this study has provided the use of 38 plant species under 35 genera belonging to 28 families. Plant species, local names, families’ usable parts and ethnoveterinary remedies are listed alphabetically. The members of Fabaceae and Euphorbiaceae lead with three each, followed by Annonaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Moraceae, and Zingiberaceae with two each and the remaining with one to each. The traditional medicinal practitioners and the local people of the Raigad area of Maharashtra used plants and to cure diarrhoea, dysentery arthritis, eye damage, skin diseases, milk problem, wounds, bone fractures, fever, and other illnesses in animals.
 
Keywords: 
Ethnobotany; Ethnomedicine; Ethnoveterinary; Raigad district; Maharashtra
 
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