Table 4 Ethno-veterinary remedies against ecto- and endo-parasites
Animals | Components of remedy** | Procedure | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
Mange | |||
 Pigs, cows | Lentisk oil | Scrubbed on skin | Gallura |
 Pigs | (*) Ozzu porchinu (fat from lard) | Mixed, scrubbed on nose | Monte Acuto |
 Dogs | Copper sulphate | Scrubbed on infested skin | Goceano |
 Dogs | Copper sulphate, olive oil | Scrubbed on infested skin | Nurra |
 Pigs, dogs | (*) Copper sulphate, ozzu casu (fat obtained by boiling the cream of milk with flour), pumice stone | The skin was scrubbed using a pumice stone prior applying the mixture | Sassarese, Nurra |
 Dogs | (*) Copper sulphate, ozzu seu (dried peritoneum of sheep) | Mixed, scrubbed on nose | Goceano |
 Dogs | (*) Burnt cork | Scrubbed on nose | Goceano |
 Cows | Albanian spurge (Euphorbia characias) stems | Stems of the plant applied on the infected skin | Sassarese |
 Pigs | (*) Olive oil | Scrubbed on skin | Sassarese |
 Pigs, oxen | (*) Ozzu brujadu (Reused motor oil) | Applied on the skin with a brush | Monte Acuto, Sassarese, Nurra, Gallura, Anglona |
 Pigs | Seed oil, copper sulphate | Scrubbed on skin | Nurra |
 Pigs | Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) bone | The powder scrubbed on skin | Sassarese |
 Pigs | Diesel oil | Applied on the skin | Nurra |
 Cattle a, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens | Dregs of olive oil, copper sulphate | Applied on the skin | Campidano di Oristano |
Lice | |||
 Cattle a | Olive oil | Applied on the skin | Gallura |
 Hens | Lesser calmint (Calamintha nepeta) | The plant was placed in the hen house so that the smell kept away lice | Sassarese |
Forest fly (musca caddina)(Hippobosca equina L.) | |||
 Horses, cows | Vinegar, olive oil | Applied to the skin | Monte Acuto |
 Cattle a | (*) Olive oil | Applied to the skin | Gallura |
 Cattle, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens | Navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris) leaves | Crushed fresh leaves applied onto the wound | Gallura |
Su solde (Wounds infected by maggots) | |||
 Cattlea, horses | (*) Plum tree (Prunus spinosa) leaves | Crushed fresh leaves applied onto the wound and wrapped with a bandage | Monte Acuto, |
 Cattle a, pigs | Lesser calmint (Calamintha nepeta) | The fresh plants were smashed into a glass then the juice applied onto the wound | Monte Acuto, Meilogu |
 Cattle a, horses, pigs | Ozzu casu (fat obtained by boiling the cream of the milk with flour) | Massaged on wound | Monte Acuto |
Foot rot | |||
 Oxen | Knife | Needed to extract the worms | Monte Acuto |
 Horses | Seawater | Hoof washed with sea water | Gallura |
 Cattlea | Lime and water | Animals run through a foot bath | Gallura |
 Cattle a | Hot ozzu seu (dried peritoneum of sheep) | Applied to the skin | Monte Acuto |
 cattle a, pigs | Copper sulphate | Copper sulphate was ground and the powder was then applied to the foot | Sassarese, Anglona |
Liver flukes | |||
 Cattle a | Brandy (distilled from grapes) | Given as a drink, administered as a preventive | Monte Acuto |