Practice Name:

Sun Stroke in Animal

Affected Animal
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)
Affected Animal (Vernacular)
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease
Disease Attak Stage
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Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Mr. Jagabhai Rajabhai Valiya
City / District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Mu. Rajpara Tanasa Talaja Bhavnagar
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364120

PAS_1	Tamarindus indica Linn. (Caesalpiniaceae) English: Tamarind Local: Aamli, Hindi: Imli Uses: Juice prepared from 50 gm fruit pulp with jaggery and water is useful in heatstroke and fever. Leaf infusion is effective coolant in bilious fevers. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266048896_Indigenous_herbal_coolants_for_combating_heat_stress_in_the_hot_Indian_Arid_Zone)
PAS_2	Oryza sativa Linn. (Poaceae) English: Rice Local: Sawal; Hindi: Chawal, Dhan Uses: After heavy dose of opium (25 gm), rice grain raw is taken to decrease the temperature of body. Decoction of grains is a pleasant, demulcent refrigerant drink in fever*. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266048896_Indigenous_herbal_coolants_for_combating_heat_stress_in_the_hot_Indian_Arid_Zone)
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs
Disease Description	Heat stroke
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use	When an animal is down with sunstroke, Jagubhai Vadiya feeds it rice meal twice a day for four days. First, he takes 100 gram bishop weeds (Trachyspermum ammi), 100 gram jaggery and 100 gram rice gruel (Oryza sativa) and mixes the three ingredients. The rice meal is ready. This is fed to the affected animal twice a day for four consecutive days. This practice successfully cures the animal of effects of heat stroke.
Etiology Causative Agent
Global Context	Heat stress in lactating dairy cows: a review (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030162260100330X) Invited review: Effects of heat stress on dairy cattle welfare (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030217308494)
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Other Medications / Treatments
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Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000000392
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1870
Reference	HBN database
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