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Traditional remedies used for the treatment of cattle wounds and myiasis in Amatola Basin, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 76, No 4 | a23 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v76i4.23
| © 2009 O.T. Soyelu, P.J. Masika
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 09 September 2009 | Published: 09 September 2009
Submitted: 09 September 2009 | Published: 09 September 2009
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O.T. Soyelu,P.J. Masika,
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A questionnaire survey was carried out to document traditional remedies used in the treatment of cattle wounds and myiasis in Amatola Basin. Eighty-three cattle farmers from nine villages were interviewed. The majority of respondents (67.9 %) use traditional remedies for treatment of these conditions. However, 25.9 % of them use a combination of traditional remedies with conventional medicines. The survey revealed that 13 medicinal plants belonging to 11 families were used. Aloe ferox, Prunus persica and Phytolacca heptandra were, however, the most commonly used. Leaves are the most frequently used plant part, often prepared as an infusion. Other non-plant remedies used include disinfectants, antiseptics as well as diesel and petrol. Manual removal of maggots from wounds was also practise and treatment is usually continued until the wound heals.
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