Table 4 Frequency of plants used for the treatment of equine diseases/ conditions documented by local veterinary healers from three districts (Faisalabad, Sargodha and Lahore) of Punjab, Pakistan
Conditions | Plants | Entries | Prescriptions/ | Plants as part of prescriptions for the same disease more than one time[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
remedies | ||||
Anorexia | 17 | 23 | 19 | Allium (A.) cepa (12), Capsicum (Cp.) annum (9), Zingiber (Z.) officinale (8), Vernonia (V.) anthelmintica (6), Citrullus (Ct.) colocynthis (4), Trachyspermum (T.) ammi (4), Picrorhiza (Pr.) kurroa (3), Piper (P.) nigrum (3), Zea mays (2) |
Bad habits | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
Bronchitis | 12 | 33 | 21 | Glycyrrhiza glabra (11), A. cepa (8), Rosa damascena (5), Z. officinale (4), P. nigrum (2), T. ammi (2), V. anthelmintica (2) |
Colic | 9 | 24 | 21 | Brassica (B.) campestris (4), T. ammi (3), A. cepa (2), Nicotiana tabacum (2), V. anthelmintica (2) |
Dermatitis | 6 | 32 | 16 | Eruca sativa (5), B. campestris (4) |
Diarrhoea | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ct. colocynthus (2), V. anthenthelmintica (2) |
Ectoparasites | 5 | 23 | 11 | B. campestris (2) |
Eye problem | - | 2 | 2 | - |
Fever | 11 | 12 | 9 | T. ammi (3), A. cepa (2), Capsicum (Cp)annum (2), Z. officinale (2) |
Haematuria | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
Heat stress | 6 | 10 | 8 | T. ammi (2), V. anthelmintica (2) |
Indigestion | 11 | 6 | 6 | Z. officinale (4), A. cepa (3), T. ammi (3), Cp. annum (2), Ct. colocynthis (2), Pr. kurroa (2), V. anthelmintica (2) |
Endoparasites | 8 | 31 | 12 | Molottus philpinensis (4), Ricinus cummunis (2) |
Lameness | 21 | 58 | 40 | B. campestris (7), Sesamum indicum (4), Azadirachta (Az.) indica (3), Geranium wallichianum (3), V. anthelmintica (3), Anethum (An.) graveolens (2), Cicer arietinum (2), Eugenia caryophllata (2), Myristica (M.) fragrans (2) |
Pain | 9 | 5 | 5 | - |
Quidding | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
Urine retention | 3 | 10 | 8 | B. campestris (2) |
Swelling | 5 | 11 | 7 | B. campestris (2) |
Tetanus | 3 | 2 | 2 | M. fragrans (2), Pr. kurroa (2) |
Toxemeia | 5 | 7 | 7 | Cp. annum (5), An. graveolens (2), Trigonella foenum-graceum (2), V. anthelmintica (2) |
Weakness | 14 | 23 | 13 | A. cepa (2), B. campestris (2), Cp. annum (2), Ct. colocynthis (2), Pr. kurroa (2), V. anthelmintica (2) |
Wound | 16 | 121 | 57 | B. campestris (20), Az. indica (7), Lawsonia inermis (6), Curcuma longa (5) |