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Table 1 Veterinary uses of medicinal plants in Makawanpur area

From: Medicinal plants used by the Tamang community in the Makawanpur district of central Nepal

Scientific Names

Administration

Uses

Asparagus racemosus Willd.

Oral

Better milk production

Auricularia polytricha (Mont.) Sacc.

Oral

Dyspepsia

Bauhinia malabarica Roxb.

Topical

Wounds in neck

Cannabis sativa L.

Oral

Diarrhea

Cissampelos pareira L.

Oral

To kill tapeworm

Coriandrum sativum L.

Oral

Better milk production

Didymocarpus albicalyx C. B. Clarke

Oral

Energies the weak animals

Elephantopus scaber L.

Oral/Topical

Sex stimulants in female animals

Lindera neesiana (Wall. ex Nees) Kurz

Oral

Diarrhea

Mangifera indica L.

Topical

Eye problems

Persicaria chinensis (L.) H. Gross

Oral

Diuretic

Viscum album L.

Oral/Topical

Wide ranges of diseases especially for buffalos

Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum Edgew.

Topical

To kill lice and teaks

Zingiber officinale Rosc.

Oral/Topical

Foot mouth diseases and other communicable diseases