Table 7 Ethno-veterinary remedies relative to wounds, sprains, and bruises
Animals | Components of remedy** | Procedure | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
Wounds | |||
 Oxen | Field mushroom | Dry powder applied on the wound | Monte Acuto |
 Horses | Burnt lard | Massaged on the wound | Monte Acuto |
 Horses | Acetylsalicylic acid | Massaged on the wound | Monte Acuto, Sassarese |
 Horses | Coke | Massaged on the wound | Sassarese |
 Horses | Cicatrene | Bought at the pharmacy | Sassarese |
 Horses | (*) Camellia (Camellia sp.) | Decoction of the plant massaged on the wound | Barbagia di Nuoro |
 Horses | Downy oak (Quercus pubescens) cortex, water | Cortex boiled in water applied on the wound, which was then wrapped up with a bandage | Anglona |
 Oxen | Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) leaves | Massaged on the wound | Monte Acuto |
 Oxen | Navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris) leaves | Pounded fresh leaves applied to the wound | Monte Acuto |
 Cattle a, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens | Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) | Pounded fresh leaves applied to the wound | Gallura, Anglona |
 Cattle a, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens | Powder from stem (without bark) or bark from stem of lentisk (Pistacia lentiscus) | Stem powder or ground bark applied on the wound | Anglona, Monte Acuto |
 Cattle a | Powder of bark from stem of lentisk (Pistacia lentiscus) salt | Applied on the wound | Sassarese |
 Cattle a, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens | Navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris) leaves | Minced fresh leaves applied to the wound | Gallura |
 Horses, cattle a | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water, soap | The wound was washed with soap and water, then decoction of leaves or root applied on the wound, which was then wrapped with a bandage | Sassarese, Gallura |
 Cattle a, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, hens | Olive oil | Applied on the wound | Anglona, Gallura |
 Pigs, cattle | Ozzu casu (fat obtained by boiling the cream of milk with flour) | Applied on the wound | Campidano di Oristano |
 Pigs, dogs | (*) Copper sulphate, ozzu casu (fat obtained by boiling the cream of milk with flour), pumice stone | Applied on the wound | Nurra |
 Pigs | Olive oil, ashes | Mixture as emollient cream for wound treatments | Campidano di Oristano, Monte Acuto |
 Pigs, cows | Lentisk oil | Applied on the wound | Gallura |
 Cat | Olive oil | Applied on the wound | Gallura |
 Cattle a | Butter | Applied on the wound | Monte Acuto |
Castration | |||
 Pigs | Olive oil | Applied to the skin with a paintbrush | Sassarese |
 Pigs | Ozzu brujadu (Reused motor oil) | Applied to the skin with a paintbrush | Sassarese |
 Pigs | Olive oil, ashes | Mixture as emollient cream for wound treatments | Campidano di Oristano |
 Pigs | Ozzu casu (fat obtained by boiling the cream of milk with flour) | Applied on the wound | Campidano di Oristano |
 Pigs | Urine, ashes | Applied on the wound | Monte Acuto |
 Pigs | Urine, piece of pig’s tail | Applied on the wound | Monte Acuto |
 Pigs | Ethyl alcohol (or creolin in water), cord, hot wax | Ethyl alcohol (or creolin in water) and then the wound was sutured with a waxed thread | Monte Acuto |
 Pigs, horses | Ashes | Applied on the wound | Anglona |
 Pigs | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), | Applied on the wound | Anglona |
 Horses | Creolin, water | Applied on the wound | Anglona |
Sprains | |||
 Cattle a, horses | Downy oak (Quercus pubescens) cortex, salt, vinegar, clay | The cork boiled with salt and vinegar, crushed, then mixed with clay, applied to the sore area, wrapped with a bandage | Monte Acuto |
 Horses | Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis), mallow (Malva sylvestris), Nettle (Urtica dioica), water | Decoction and plants wrapped in a bandage on the sore part | Monte Acuto |
 Dogs | (*) Burnt cork | Applied to the wound | Goceano |
Bruises | |||
 Cattle a, horses, pigs | Nettle (Urtica dioica) | Decoction and plants wrapped in a bandage on the sore part | Anglona |
 Cattle a, horses, pigs | Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis) | Decoction and plants wrapped in a bandage on the sore part | Anglona |
 Cattle a, horses, pigs | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water | Decoction and plants wrapped in a bandage on the sore part | Anglona |
 Horses | Mallow (Malva sylvestris), water, vinegar | Decoction and plants wrapped in a bandage on the sore part | Sassarese |
Wounds from saddle | |||
 Horses | Ashes | Applied on the wound | Nurra, Gallura |
Wound from yoke | |||
 Oxen | Cistus (Cistus monspeliensis) | The leaves applied at the inner base of the horns | Monte Acuto |
 Oxen | Soap, water | The mixture applied at the inner base of the horns | Monte Acuto |
Pimples (Furuncles) | |||
 Cows | Chijnada (ashes and water) | Ashes boiled in water and then the filtrate applied on the pimple | Monte Acuto |
 Cows | Urine | As disinfectant | Monte Acuto |
 Cows | Soap, water | Soap boiled in water and then the filtrate applied on the pimple | Monte Acuto |
 Calves a | (*) Sarsaparille (Smilax aspera) | Decoction of plants wrapped in a bandage and put on the pimples | Monte Acuto |
Fissures | |||
 Cows | (*) Ozzu porchinu (fat from lard), ozzu seu (dried peritoneum of sheep), beeswax | The mixture was boiled and stored in a jar until use | Monte Acuto |
 Cows | (*) Beeswax | Massaged around the nipple | Monte Acuto |
 Cows | (*) Greater plantain (Plantago major), ozzu seu (dried peritoneum of sheep) | The mixture was boiled and was used when milking | Monte Acuto |
 Cows | Tincture of iodine, ozzu porchinu (fat from lard), ozzu seu (dried peritoneum of sheep), penicillin | The mixture massaged on the udder | Monte Acuto |
Swelling udder | |||
 Cows | Silver coin (five liras) | Massaged on the udder | Monte Acuto |
Swelling throat | |||
 Pigs | Rough stone | The throat was rubbed | Monte Acuto |
 Hens | Vinegar, water | The mixture was applied on the throat | Anglona |
 Cattle a | Wheat bran, water | Boiled brans placed in a bag and tied in the throat | Anglona |
Swelling limbs | |||
 Horses | Clay | Applied to the limbs | Sassarese |
 Horses | Lead acetate | Applied to the limbs | Sassarese |
 Horses | (*) Clay, vinegar, salt | The mixture applied to the limbs | Sassarese |
 Horses | Clay, vinegar, water | The mixture applied to the limbs | Monte Acuto |
 Horses | Lead acetate, water | The mixture applied to the limbs | Sassarese |
Swelling shank | |||
 Horses | Red hot pin | Puncture with an iron pin | Monte Acuto |