Practice Name:

Wound in Animal


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Wound
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name Wound
Disease Group
Disease Distribution Worldwide

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Raysingh Arjanbhai Padhiyar
City / District Banaskantha
KVK District Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Deesa
Address Vav
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 385001

PAS_1 " When a bull, buffalo or cow suffers wounds in legs, or the wounds have turned sepsis, then Chandubhai uses the tuber "kalikandmul" to heal the wound. He grates the tuber of "kalikandmul" on a millstone or in a mortar and applies it on the wounds. He also bandages the affected portions and changes dressing daily. The wounds heal quickly."
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia (2.3),Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII),North Gujarat zone and North -West (GJ-4, GJ-5)
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Disease Description
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use For healing the wound, tender leaves of thronapple (Datura metel) and babul (Acacia nilotica) are crushed well and a paste is made. The paste is then applied on the affected part and the wound is bandaged. This treatment cures the wound in animal and forms new skin.
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Other Medications / Treatments
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID DTP0010000006187
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1683
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