Indian Traditional Veterinary Medicinal Plants

Contents: Preface. 1. Acacia catechu. 2. Acacia nilotica. 3. Achillea millefolium. 4. Aconitum ferox. 5. Acorus calamus. 6. Aegle marmelos. 7. Albizzia procera. 8. Allium cepa. 9. Allium sativum. 10. Aloe barbadensis. 11. Alpinia galanga. 12. Alstonia scholaris. 13. Andrographis paniculata. 14. Annona squamosa. 15. Apium graveolens. 16. Asparagus racemosus. 17. Atropa belladonna. 18. Azadirachta indica. 19. Baliospermum montanum. 20. Bambusa arundinacea. 21. Bauhinia variegata. 22. Berberis aristata. 23. Boerhaavia diffusa. 24. Bombax ceiba. 25. Bryonopsis laciniosa. 26. Buchanania lanzan. 27. Butea monsperma. 28. Calotropis gigantea. 29. Cannbis sativa. 30. Capparis sepiaria. 31. Carissa congesta. 32. Cassia fistula. 33. Cassia occidentalis. 34. Cassia senna. 35. Cassia tora. 36. Centella asiatica. 37. Cinnamomum camphora. 38. Cinnamomum verum. 39. Cissampelos pareira. 40. Cissus quadrangularis. 41. Citrullus colocynthis. 42. Citrus aurantifolia. 43. Claviceps purpurea. 44. Clemoe viscosa. 45. Clerodendrum phlomidis. 46. Coriandrum sativum. 47. Crataeva magna. 48. Croton tiglium. 49. Cuminum cyminum. 50. Curcuma amada. 51. Curcuma domestica. 52. Cynodon dactylon. 53. Cyperus rotundus. 54. Dalbergia sissoo. 55. Datura stramonium. 56. Digitalis purpurea. 57. Eclipta prostrata. 58. Elettaria cardamomum. 59. Embelia ribes. 60. Emblica officinalis. 61. Ephedra gerardiana. 62. Erythroxylum coca. 63. Eulophia campestris. 64. Euphorbia antiquorum. 65. Exogonium purga. 66. Ferula asafoetida. 67. Ficus racemosa. 68. Foeniculum vulgare. 69. Gardenia gummifera. 70. Gloriosa superba. 71. Glycyrrhiza glabra. 72. Gmelina arborea. 73. Gossypium arboreum. 74. Hedyotis corymbosa. 75. Helianthus annus. 76. Heliotropium indicum. 77. Helicteres isora. 78. Hemidesmus indicus. 79. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. 80. Holarrhena antidysenterica. 81. Hyoscyamus niger. 82. Illicium verum. 83. Juniperus communis. 84. Kalanchoe integra. 85. Lepidium sativum. 86. Leucas cephalotes. 87. Linum usitatissimum. 88. Madhuca indica. 89. Mallotus philippensis. 90. Mangifera indica. 91. Maytenus senegalensis. 92. Mentha piperita. 93. Mimosa pudica. 94. Myrica esculenta. 95. Myristica fragrans. 96. Nicotiana tabacum. 97. Nigella sativa. 98. Ocimum basilicum. 99. Ocimum tenuiflorum. 100. Oroxylum indicum. 101. Papaver somniferum. 102. Phyllanthus amarus. 103. Picrorhiza kurroa. 104. Pimpinella anisum. 105. Piper cubeba. 106. Piper longum. 107. Piper nigrum. 108. Plumbago zeylanica. 109. Podophyllum hexandrum. 110. Pongamia pinnata. 111. Premna obtusifolia. 112. Punica granatum. 113. Quercus infectoria. 114. Rheum emodi. 115. Ricinus communis. 116. Santalum album. 117. Saraca asoca. 118. Semicarpus anacardium. 119. Sesamum oreintale. 120. Solanum nigrum. 121. Solanum surattense. 122. Soymida febrifuga. 123. Stereospermum chelonoides. 124. Strychnos nux-vomica. 125. Swertia chirayita. 126. Symplocos racemosa. 127. Syzygium aromaticum. 128. Syzygium cumini. 129. Tamarix troupii. 130. Tectona grandis. 131. Tephrosia purpurea. 132. Terminalia arjuna. 133. Terminalia bellirica. 134. Terminalia chebula. 135. Thymus vulgaris. 136. Tinospora cordifolia. 137. Trachyspermum ammi. 138. Trachyspermum roxburghianum. 139. Tribulus terrestris. 140. Trichosanthes cucumerina. 141. Trigonella foenum-graecum. 142. Triumfetta rhomboidea. 143. Uraria lagopodioides. 144. Urginea indica. 145. Valeriana jatamansi. 146. Vigna aconitifolia. 147. Vitex negundo. 148. Withania somnifera. 149. Woodfornia fruticosa. 150. Zingiber officinale. 151. Zizyphus mauritianan. Pictures of some veterinary medicinal plants. Books referred. Subject index.

From the preface: "Plants have been utilized by man to meet his daily requirements since ancient times. As civilisation progressed, humans learnt the use of plants for their health care also. Since both man and plants co-evolved together, many of their constituents are similar in nature and therefore certain plant compounds have been found to cure specific human diseases. Traditional and folklore medicinal systems of India are very rich in knowledge on the plants as drugs. This information is proving useful in discovering individual compounds as modern drugs. Basic metabolic processes occurring in human and animals being identical, the herbal drugs identified for human use can be prescribed for the corresponding animal diseases. This book attempts to fulfil the need for a publication of traditional medicinal plants drugs used in veterinary medicine.

"This book details the use of a large number of single herbal drugs and their compound formulations as medicines in veterinary practice and animal health care. The efficacy of the herbal drugs depends on the genuineness of the plant materials used. Effort has been made to identify for each medicinal plant, the areas of occurrence and region-wise local names. Description provided on each medicinal plant gives taxonomical features, chemical constituents, concerned biological activities and rationale for their therapeutic use. A brief account of the cultivation protocol and harvesting time for optimum activities of principles are also given to encourage generation of the authentic plant material by users. The processing and storage procedures are also mentioned. Information on the ingredients of some important Ayurvedic preparations, controversial drugs, adulterants, substitutes and dangerous drugs is included. The indications, dosages, precautions are also given as specified by practitioners.

"It is hoped that the information provided in the book would be useful to the pharmacists, traditional Ayurvedic and veterinary physicians, students, teachers and researchers of the pharmaceutical and veterinary colleges and institutes and others variously involved in the use of medicinal plants for animal health care."