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Constipation in Animal


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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Mr. Mafatbhai Taljibhai Rabari
City / District Ahmedabad
KVK District KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address At. Karsanpura Viramgam Ahmedabad
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 382140

PAS_1 Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. (Fabaceae) Dysurea, paralysis, Flower, Decoction of flowers is given to the cattle thrice in a day for one month for the treatment of dysurea and paralysis. (Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants utilized by rural farmers for livestock healthcare in Tikamgarh District, Bundelkhand, India, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4025280/ )
PAS_2 Butea monosperma (Tamk) Taiber. Fabaceae, (Chichara), Pir tattoo, ISL.76: Its leaves mixed with leaves of Phulai (Acacia modesta Wall. Mimosaceae) and Damen (Grewia opositifolia Drum ex. Burette Tiliaceae) are given to cattle to increase milk production. (Ethno Veterinary Medicinal Uses of Plants from Samahni Valley Dist. Bhimber, (Azad Kashmir) Pakistan, https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=ajps.2006.390.396 )
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 Constipation in animals leads to anorexia, cessation of feces and urine and subsequently inertia. The animal will neither walk properly nor do routine work.
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Procedure of Use To treat the condition, Balwantsingh Zala makes a decoction of flowers of bustard teak (Butea monosperma) in 500-gram water and drenches it to the affected animal. This will relieve the animal of constipation within a few hours. This is a traditional technique used by farmers to cure animals of constipation.
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Practice ID DTP0010000000209
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2013
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