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Stiffness in Legs of Animal


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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Mr. Govindbhai Jitabhai Dehai
City / District Ahmedabad
KVK District KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address Mu. Modasar Sanand Ahmedabad
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 382220

PAS_1 Roots are also used externally to treat stiffness in the joints and few recent reports demonstrated some additional beneficial effects of this herb including antihepatotoxic, immunomodulatory, immunoadjuvant and antilithiatic effects (https://benthamopen.com/FULLTEXT/TOBCJ-5-9)
PAS_2 Externally it is used to treat stiffness in the joints (http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Asparagus+racemosus)
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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Disease Description Stiffness
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Procedure of Use Govindbhai Desai feeds 5 kilogram of asparagus (Asparagus racemosus) to the animal suffering stiffness of legs over a period of eight days. This medication will completely cure the animal of stiffness of legs. This is a traditional practice which Govindbhai has learnt from his elders
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Practice ID DTP0010000000364
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1866
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