Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
Vol. 9, Issue 4 (2020)
Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants in a tribal society of Marwar region of Rajasthan, India
Author(s):
ML Meen, Aishwarya Dudi and Dheeraj Singh
Abstract:
The aims of the present study were (i) to document ethnoveterinary plants and their formulation techniques in an unexplored region of India and (ii) to select candidate medicinal plants with high consensus factor and fidelity value for further
in vitro investigation. A total of 60 informants were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire. A total of 41 plants belonging to 30 families were used to treat livestock ailments in study area. Mostly leaves (47%) were used in recipes formulation mostly in the form of decoction. Gastrointestinal infections were found more common and majority of the plants were used against cow (31) and buffaloes (24) ailments. Recovery time of majority of the recipes was three to four days. Informant consensus factor (Fic) results have shown a high degree of consensus for gastrointestinal, respiratory, and reproductive (0.95 each) ailments. Fidelity level (FL) results showed that
Asparagus gracilis ranked first with FL value 93% followed by
Rumex hastatus ranked second (91%) and
Tinospora cordifolia ranked third (90%). Aged farmers and nomads had more traditional knowledge as compared to younger ones. Plants with high Fic and FL values could be further investigated
in vitro for the search of some novel bioactive compounds and young generation should be educated regarding ethnoveterinary practices.
Pages: 549-554 | 1590 Views 826 Downloads
ML Meen, Aishwarya Dudi and Dheeraj Singh. Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants in a tribal society of Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2020;9(4):549-554.