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Table 4 Ethnoveterinary plants used by dromedary camel healers in the Suleiman Mountainous Region in Pakistan

From: Ethnoveterinary treatments by dromedary camel herders in the Suleiman Mountainous Region in Pakistan: an observation and questionnaire study

Botanical name

Local name

Part of plant used

Preparation, dose etc

Eruca sativa

Mill.

[Brassicaceae]

Taramira

Oil of the seed

The oil is applied on the affected area

Daphne gnidium [Thymelaeaceae]

Loghone

Leaves and twigs

The leaves and twigs are crushed, kept in a bowl over night in open, and pasted on the affected area

Capparis aphylla Hayne ex Roth. [Capparaceae]

Kirar

Leaves and twigs

Applied on the affected area

Artemisia maritima L. ex Hook [Asteraceae]

Therkha

Upper parts of the plant

500 g is boiled in one liter of water and given orally.

Rhazya stricta Decne. [Apocyanaceae]

Orgalama

Roots

Roots are burned and the ash is poured in the wound to kill maggots. The dose depends upon the depth of the wound

Acacia modesta Wall.

[Fabaceae]

 

Spines

The spines are inserted in the wound

Pinus gerardiana Wall. Ex D. Don [Pinaceae]

Zarna

Wood oil

The logs of the tree are burned in a clavin-like muddy structure and the oil is collected and applied on the affected area. The dose depends on the size of the affected area.

Whitania coagulans (Stocks) Dunal [Solanaceae]

Khamazura

Fruits

The fruits (250 g) of the plants are dissolved in water and offered in the morning for trypanosomiasis.