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"Farmer Chimanbhai of district Sabarkantha treat wound condition in animal. To cure this phase, flour of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is mixed with the water to form a thick paste. This paste is completely filled in the wound of affected animal by placing cotton and then tied with the bandage. In four to five days, animal is cured of the wound problem." |
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| 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 |
| Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs |
An animal usually gets maggot infestation in its legs in the humid monsoon season. The wound swells and becomes purulent as a result. |
| Disease Description |
According to Ramanbhai Chamar of Ahmedabad district of Gujarat, an animal usually gets maggot infestation in its legs in the humid monsoon season. The wound swells and becomes purulent as a result. |
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| Procedure of Use |
For healing such wound, he prepares an ointment by first burning an old leather footwear to get the ash. He then mixes 100 g castor (Ricinus communis) oil in the ash and applies this ointment on the affected legs three times daily for about 8 days which heals the wound completely. This traditional remedy is used by many other farmers in these parts. |
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| Practice ID |
DTP0010000000253 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Annotation ID |
GIAN/GAVL/2351 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
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HBN |
Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)