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Cryptolepis buchanani (Ganglong, family Asclepiadaceae) is a climbing tree widely used in folk medicine in Southeast Asia. Also its root, stem, and leaves are used for the treatment of bone fracture by tribal people in Arunachal Pradesh. It shows antibacterial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and chondroprotective activities. Cissus quadrangularis (Harjor, family Vitaceae) has been known for its bone healing properties for many centuries (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5512407/#:~:text=Acacia%20arabica%20(Babool%2C%20family%20Mimosaceae,dislocation%20of%20bones%20stiff%20joint.) |
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| Agro Ecological Zone |
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| Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs |
Damage to adjacent structures such as nerves, muscles or blood vessels, spinal cord, and nerve roots (for spine fractures), or cranial contents (for skull fractures) may cause other specific signs and symptoms. Also includes pain, disability, and deformity. If the fracture union is not achieved, the patient may suffer long-term disability. |
| Disease Description |
A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone. In more severe cases, the bone may be broken into several pieces. A bone fracture may be the result of high force impact or stress, or a minimal trauma injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, osteopenia, bone cancer, or osteogenesis imperfecta, where the fracture is then properly termed a pathologic fracture. |
| Disease Control |
Splints – to stop movement of the broken limb.
Braces – to support the bone.
Plaster cast – to provide support and immobilise the bone.
Traction – a less common option.
Surgically inserted metal rods or plates – to hold the bone pieces together.
Pain relief. |
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| Procedure of Use |
By running about and slipping or fiercely locking horns with its own kind and falling, a head of cattle may sustain fracture of bone in the leg. To treat the condition, Dharjibhai Ninama lays stress on first-aid. First, the fractured bone is joined properly and bandage done immediately. Then 200 gram leaves of "galsiya" herb along with its vine is crushed and soaked in one-litre water for one hour. The mash is squeezed and the juice drenched to the animal three to four times, and each time a dose of 500 millilitre is used. So treated, the fractured bone is set in 20 days and the cattle animal is back to economic use.
Dharjibhai Ninama emphasises immediate first aid to the injured animal. He contends that any delay may lead to complications.
"Galsiya" herb is a creeper found on the banks of rivers and streams and also in jungles. Its leaves are long; and the plant grows in the monsoon. In the summer, the plant sheds its leaves.
This practice is popular in Dahod villages becuase it is very effective if done promptly. |
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| Global Context |
bone fracture in livestock animals is spread worldwide. |
| Lesson Implication |
Edema and hematoma of nearby soft tissues caused by ruptured bone marrow evokes pressure pain.
Involuntary muscle spasms trying to hold bone fragments in place. |
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| Practice ID |
DTP0010000003022 |
| Reference |
Dahod- 99/5 |
| Annotation ID |
GIAN/GAVL/1244 |
| Reference |
Dahod- 99/5 |
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