Practice Name:

Weakness in Animal

Affected Animal	Cattle
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	Rambhai Devabhai Kanthi
City / District	Junagadh
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Ambuja Foundation, Ambuja Cement Plant, Kodinar (Dist. Junagadh-Gujarat)
Address	Talodra, Mangrol, Junagadh
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	362240

PAS_1
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Arid western Plains (5.1), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Saurashtra Zone (GJ.7)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs
Disease Description	(https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/farm-basics/how-to-livestock/cant-cow-stand/)
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Procedure of Use	Due to weakness, animal is not able to work properly and cause economical loss to the farmer. According to Rambhai Daki of Talodra village of Porbandar district, seeds of cowhage (Mucuna pruriens) are fed to the animal to cure weakness in animal. To obtain seeds of cowhage, trichomes on the pods of cowhage (Mucuna pruriens) are burnt and seeds are separated. As a remedy, 250 g seeds are mixed with the cattle feed and fed to the affected animal for five to seven days. This treatment provides strength to the animal. Hence, animal is cured of the weakness problem. It is a traditional practice learnt from forefathers.
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Practice ID	DTP0010000000502
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1939
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN