Practice Name:

Cure for Retention of Placenta


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Cure for Retention of Placenta.
Disease Attak Stage
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Aallkhbhai Viirambhai Darbar
City / District Surendranagar
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address Lakhvad village in Sayala taluka of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 384001

PAS_1 Alangium salviifolium (L.f.) Wang. Family - Cornaceae Local name– Ankol Evt Uses:A piece of root, Oryza sativa (Rice) grains and Solanum melongena (Brinjal) flower are ground together with little amount of water and administered orally to treatretention of placenta. 5.Argemone mexicana L. Family–Papaveraceae Local name-Pilikatari, Peela Kantasla,Satyanashi. Evt Uses:Plant is mixed with fodder given to cattle for removal of placenta after delivery. Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile. Family-Zygophyllaceae Local name-Hingot, Hinganbet. Evt Uses:Paste of seed is fed to cattle for retained placenta. Boerhavia diffusa L. Family- Nyctaginaceae Local name-Khadvad,Dagadafod, Jhinjuri, Pattharchatta. Evt Uses:.Plant paste mixed with oil of Riccinus communis (Arandi) is given orally to cattle for retention of placenta. Bombax ceiba L. Family- Malvaceae Local name-Semal, Semak,Semalkand .Evt Uses:Flowers mixed with the stem bark powder of Alangium salvifolium (Ankol) are given to cattle for retention of placenta.
PAS_2 In Nimar region (M.P.), India following herbal plant preparations are used for treating retained placentas : Abrus precatorius L. Family - Leguminosae Local name - Ratti, Jurang and Guraj. Evt Uses: Paste of seeds (10-12) along with jaggery is fed orally to cattle for retention of placenta. Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd Family - Leguminosae Local name -Khair. Evt Uses:Plant gum is used as ointment for retention of placenta. Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa. Family –Rutaceae Local name -Bel patra, Bilawa patra Evt Uses:Leaves of Aegle marmelos (Bel) with that of Vitex negundo (Nirgudi), Trachyspermum ammi (Ajwain) and Sesasum indicum (Til) seeds are boiled in water,the luke warm extract is given orally in retained placenta of cattle.
Agro Ecological Zone Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3),Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) ,North West Zone (GJ-5) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
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Procedure of Use To treat retention of placenta or metrorrhagia, Allakhbhai Darbar has a thorny cure. He takes chinese burr (Triumfetta rotundifolia), rotten thorns of any plant and water. The cow or buffalo is drenched with a decoction prepared from 250 gram chinese burr (Triumfetta rotundifolia), 150 gram rotten thorns and water. The solution is boiled to a very high temparature to ensure a decoction of 250 millilitres. After cooling, the solution is drenched to the animal two times with the help of a drench-pipe. This gives relief to the cow or buffalo from retention of placenta or metrorrhagia.
Etiology Causative Agent
Global Context Herbal medication by rural people of Orissa for treating Retention of placenta Seven brinjal flowers (Solanum melongena L.), a piece of Alangium salviifolium root and seven rice grains (Oriza sativa) are ground together with little amount of water and administered orally. [ It is also said that if all the above materials are tied together with the rope of the cow the placenta is discharged]
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments Administration of systemic & intra uterine antibiotics, Administration of Hormonal treatment
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID DTP0010000000605
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2557
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