Practice Name:

Cure for Corneal Opacity

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
Disease
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name
Disease Group
Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	ManjibhaiEkalbhaiGavit
City / District	Valsad
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, S.D. Agricultural University, Khedbrahma, Taluka- Khedbrahma
Address	Ambatalat,Dharanpur,Valsad
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	396051

PAS_1	In India following herbal plant preparations are used for, Calotropis procera – Family- Apocynaceae, Use: plant extract used as a part of treatment Honey- use honey for pain relief prior to presentation. Wasam- treated with ‘wasam’ on the occiput for intraocular inflammation
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) North Gujarat plain (Inclusive of Aravalli range and East Rajasthan Uplands) hot, dry, semi – arid eco-subregion (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat Agroclimatic zone (GJ-4)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs
Disease Description
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use	Visible sign of corneal opacity in an animal is that its eyes become swollen red and it has vision problems. To treat the condition, Manjibhai Gamit from Gujarat uproots a whole cluster fig (Ficus glomerata) plant in the evening, before sundown. He mentions that the cluster fig plant should be other than the ones that grow upon walls or wells. The plant is preferably picked from open ground. He then ties the root of the plant tightly on neck of the animal with a thread, lest it would fall off. As the root gradually dries up, corneal opacity of the animal eyes gets completely cured within a week. He later unties the root. Almost 50% of the farmers in this region are using this method, learnt from the village elders.
Etiology Causative Agent
Global Context	Corneal opacity Disorder in livestock animals is spread worldwide.
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments	Treatment is with early systemic use of a long-acting antibiotic such as tetracycline or florfenicol. Subconjunctival injections with procaine penicillin or other antibiotics are also effective, providing a "bubble" of antibiotic which releases into the eye slowly over several days.
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000000694
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2472
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN