Practice Name:

Arthritis in Animal

Affected Animal	Cattle , Buffalo
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	1. Bos Taurus and 2. Bubalus bubalis
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	1. Gai, gau. 2. Bhais, bhohis
Category	Veterinary Care
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Memanbhai Bharwad
City / District	Ahmedabad
KVK District	KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address	Goraj village of Sanand taluka of Ahmedabad district in Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	382110

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PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3) ,Coastal Plains and Hills (XIII),Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8) 14.26% North Gujarat ( GJ-4) 19.87% North west zone (GJ-5) 36.38 North Saurashtra (GJ-6) 29.49
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Procedure of Use	An animal suffering from muscle cramps develops swelling on its legs and does not move freely because of joint pains. To treat the condition, Bharwad powders a camels bone and burns it. He soaks the resultant ash in water. He drenches this solution to the affected animal for four days. This cures the animal of arthritis. He learnt this remedy from his father. Powder a camels bone and burn it. Soak the resultant ash in water. Drench this solution to affected animal for four days.
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Limitations of Approaches	Local availability of herbal ingredients, their parts in particular form, vehicle to use the preparations; induction of proper dosage, etc.
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Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1764
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN