Table 5 Ethno-veterinary remedies against gastrointestinal diseases and hearth’s disease

 Cattle^a

Wild carrot (Daucus carota) leaves

Decoction given as feed

Barbagia di Nuoro

 Cattle ^a, pigs

Wheat bran

Bran mixed with water and given as feed

Gallura, Sassarese

 Cattle ^a

Wheat bran, coal

Coal grinded and mixed with wheat bran

Gallura

 Cattle ^a

Mallow (Malva sylvestris), chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), olive oil

Decoction given as feed

Anglona

 Cats

Water, salt

Given to drink

Gallura

 Cats, horses

Olive oil

Given to drink

Gallura

 Cows, oxen

Linseed oil

Mixed with water and given to drink

Monte Acuto

 Horses, cattle ^a

(*) Brewer’s yeast, water

Yeast mixed with water, given to drink

Monte Acuto, Anglona

 Horses

Barley (Hordeum vulgare), water

Barley flour boiled with water given as feed

Monte Acuto

 Horses

Warm clothes

Warm clothes on belly

Monte Acuto

 Little pigs (Piglets)

(*) Dry clay

Given as feed

Sassarese

 Little pigs (Piglets)

Dry clay, barley (Hordeum vulgare) flour

Given as feed

Sassarese

 Cattle ^a

Blades of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica)

Cut into pieces and given as feed

Sassarese

 Cattle ^a

Vinegar

Given to drink

Barbagia di Nuoro

 Cattle^a

Brandy (distilled from grapes)

Given to drink

Barbagia di Nuoro

 Oxen

Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis), water

Decoction of the plants filtered and given to drink

Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a

(*) Hay

Given as feed

Nurra

 Cattle ^a, horses, pigs

Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water

Decoction of the plants filtered and given to drink

Gallura

 Cows, oxen

Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water

Decoction of the plants filtered and given to drink

Monte Acuto

 Oxen

Tree mallow (Lavatera olbia)

Decoction of the plant filtered and given to drink

Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a

Fababeans (Vicia faba), barley (Hordeum vulgare), water

Beans and barley flour boiled in water given as feed

Anglona

 Horses, oxen, calves

Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), water

Decoction of the plants filtered and given to drink

Meilogu, Goceano, Monte Acuto

 Horses

Lemon (Citrus limon) juice, water

Decoction of juice given to drink

Goceano

 Cattle ^a

Flax-leaved daphne (Daphne gnidium) berries

Some berries mixed with forage and given as feed

Gallura

 Cattle ^a

Olive oil

One liter of olive oil given to drink after 2 or 3 days of fasting

Gallura, Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a

Rancid olive oil

Given to drink

Nurra

 Cattle ^a

Warm water

Given to drink

Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a

Petroleum

Given to drink

Nurra

 Cattle ^a

Mallow (Malva sylvestris), chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), olive oil

Decoction given as feed

Anglona

 Cows

Milk, salt, olive oil

The mixture given to drink

Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a

Lard, parsley (Petroselinum crispum), onion (Allium cepa)

Onion bulbs, parsley and lard chopped, mixed, and given as feed to promote burping

Monte Acuto

 Cows, cattle ^a

(*) Brewer’s yeast, water

Mixed and given to drink

Monte Acuto, Sassarese, Meilogu

 Cows

Lard, wine, vinegar

Mixed and given as feed

Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a

(*)Lard, onion (Allium cepa)

Mixed and given as feed to promote burping

Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a

Onion (Allium cepa)

Crushed and given as feed

Monte acuto

 Cattle ^a

Lard

Crushed and given as feed

Gallura, Monte Acuto Sassarese, Meilogu, Anglona

 Cows

Lard, wet clothes

The lard was crushed and given as feed then a wet cloth was put on the animal

Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a

Naphtha (diesel oil)

Three quarters of a liter of naphtha given in a bottle

Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a

(*) Rancid lard

Crushed and given as feed, to promote burping

Monte Acuto, Nurra

 Cattle ^a

(*) Beer

Given to drink, to promote burping

Nurra, Sassarese

 Horses

Mallow (Malva sylvestris), vinegar, water

Decoction given to drink

Sassarese

 Cattle ^a

Olive oil, boiled wine

Mixed and given to drink

Monte Acuto, Gallura

 Cattle ^a

(*) Frammentalzu (mother yeast for bakery)

Dissolved in water and given to drink

Monte Acuto, Sassarese

 Cattle ^a

Frammentalzu (mother yeast for bakery), lard, olive oil

Crushed and given as feed

Monte Acuto

 Cattle, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens

Lentisk (Pistacia lentiscus) wood

Used to swab after incision of the vein under the belly

Campidano di Oristano

 Cows, cattle ^a

Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis)

Decoction of plants filtered and given to drink

Sassarese

 Horses

Galloping

Deflation occurred after the galloping of horses in a field

Goceano

 Cows

Olive oil, milk, salt

Give to drink

Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a

(*) Brewer’s yeast, water

As feed supplement

Nurra

 Oxen

Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water

Decoction of plants filtered and given to drink

Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens ^a,

Vinegar and olive oil

Mixed and given to drink

Anglona

 Cows

Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water

Decoction of plants filtered and given to drink

Barbagia di Orgosolo

 Cattle ^a

Olive oil

Given to drink

Anglona

 Horses

Lentisk fruits and leaves, water

Decoction of fruits and some leaves given to drink

Monte Acuto

 Horses

Smirnium olusatrum

The plant was collected in the summer and administered as feed

Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a

Brewer’s yeast, water

Mixed and given to drink

Nurra

 Oxen

Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), water

Decoction of leaves given to drink

Monte Acuto

 Oxen

Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis), water

Decoction of leaves given as beverage

Monte Acuto

 Cattle ^a

(*)Wine, sugar

Given to drink

Anglona

 Cattle ^a

Coffee, wine, sugar

Given to drink

Monte Acuto

 Horses

Lard, olive oil

Massaged on the chest

Meilogu

 Cattle ^a

Leech (Hirudo medicinalis)

Anglona

 Cattle ^a

Barley flour with water or milk

Given to drink

Monte Acuto

 Cows

Fool’s-water-cress (Apium nodiflorum)

Fresh plant given as feed

Monte Acuto

 Horses

Barley (Hordeum vulgare), avena (Avena sativa), corn (Zea mays), flax (Linum usitatissimum) seed, water, salt

Decoction of mixture given to drink

Sassarese

 Cattle ^a

Olive oil

One liter of olive oil after 2 or 3 days of fasting given to drink

Gallura

 Cattle ^a

Garlic (Allium sativum), vinegar

Two cloves of crushed garlic in half a liter of vinegar given as feed

Anglona

 Horses

Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) root

Burnt fern root fumes were breathed by horses covered with a blanket

Monte Acuto

 Horses

Lavender cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus), barley (Hordeum vulgare),

The dried plants given as feed

Barbagia di Nuoro

 Horses

Giant cane (Arundo donax) leaves

The leaves given as feed and after 4 days the horse was fine

Meilogu