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Table 2 Plant taxa used in ethnoveterinary medicine of the selected villages

From: Ethnoveterinary practices of Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania

Used plants and voucher code

Family

Local name

Medicinal use

Status *

Number of citations

Achillea millefolium L. (EV-03)

Asteraceae

cickafarok, cickafarkkóró, pulykafű, egérfarkú virág, egérfarkúfű, egérfarkúfűvirág

herb as a tea for rumination [cattle]

W

3

Allium sativum L. (EV-22)

Amaryllidaceae

fokhagyma

bulb for anthelmintics [pig]

C

76

Aristolochia clematitis L. (EV-23)

Aristolochiaceae

farkasalma

leaf for wounds and skin injuries [cattle, horse, pig, sheep]

W

54

Armoracia rusticana G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Schreb. (EV-11)

Brassicaceae

torma

root for respiratory disorders [horse]

C

71

Artemisia absinthium L. (EV-13)

Asteraceae

üröm, fehér üröm

herb for stomach heat, inflammation, and ache [cattle]

W

4

for diarrhea [cattle, horse]

5

Calendula officinalis L. (EV-12)

Asteraceae

sárgavirág

flower as a cream for inflamed udder and mastitis [cattle]

C

4

Cucurbita pepo L. (EV-21)

Cucurbitaceae

tök

ground seed and seed oil for rumination [cattle]

C

3

for anthelmintics [pig]

2

Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus Hoffm. (EV-04)

Apiaceae

murok

root for anthelmintics [horse]

C

4

Eryngium planum L. (EV-17)

Apiaceae

kék tilinkó, szamárcsipke, bojtorján

herb for inflamed udder and mastitis [cattle, horse]

W

7

Euphorbia amygdaloides L. (EV-01)

Euphorbiaceae

árió

herb for wounds and skin injuries [horse, pig]

W

6

Gentiana asclepiadea L. (EV-15)

Gentianaceae

gyertyagyökerű, gyertyagyükerű, sárgagyökér

root as a tea for stomach heat, inflammation, and ache [cattle]

W

4

Juglans regia L. (EV-16)

Juglandaceae

dió

leaf against flies as a rub [horse]

C

47

Juniperus communis L. (EV-14)

Cupressaceae

borsika

pseudofruit for respiratory disorders [horse]

W

6

Matricaria chamomilla L. (EV-10)

Asteraceae

kamillavirág

flower as a tea and wash for inflamed udder and mastitis [cattle]

W

11

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss (EV-09)

Apiaceae

ződ peterzselyem

leaf for rumination and after delivery [cattle]

C

9

for diuretics [horse]

5

Plantago lanceolata L. (EV-25)

Plantaginaceae

kígyónyelvűfű hegyesútilapi, kígyónyelvű útifű, keskeny útifű lándzsás/keskeny útilapi

leaf for stomach heat, inflammation, and ache [cattle]

W

12

Polygonum minus Huds. (EV-02)

Polygonaceae

árió, veresszárúfű

herb as a washing for wounds and skin injuries [cattle, horse]

W

11

Potentilla anserina L. (EV-05)

Rosaceae

pipefű, lúdlábfű, lúdfű

leaf for diarrhea [cattle, horse, pig, sheep]

W

71

Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.

(EV-19)

Fagaceae

cserefa, cseremakk, cserháncs

nut for anthelmintics [pig, cattle]

W

4

young bark as a tea for diarrhea [pig]

5

Quercus robur L. (EV-20)

Fagaceae

cserefa, cseremakk, cserháncs

nut for anthelmintics [pig, cattle]

W

4

young bark as a tea for diarrhea [pig]

5

Rumex acetosella L. (EV-07)

Polygonaceae

lósósdi, lósóska

fruit for diarrhea [cattle, horse, pig, sheep]

W

75

Rumex obtusifolius L. (EV-06)

Polygonaceae

lósósdi, lósóska

fruit for diarrhea [cattle, horse, pig, sheep]

W

75

Salix alba L. (EV-24)

Salicaceae

fűzfa

leaf as fodder for stomach heat, ache, inflammation, and rumination, leafy branches and bark for rumination [cattle]

W

24

Secale cereale L. (EV-26)

Poaceae

rozs

fruit for anthelmintics [horse]

C

4

Symphytum officinale L. (EV-18)

Boraginaceae

fekete nadály, nadály, forrasztófű

root with bran for rumination [cattle]

W

5

Veratrum album L. (EV-08)

Melanthiaceae

ászpa, (fehér)zászpa

ground root as a rub against lice [horse]

W

5

  1. * Status: W = growing in wild habitat; C = cultivated in gardens.