HERBS & CATTLE TREATMENT
(As collected from village herdsmen of Kandhamal & Ganjam districts of Odisha State, India)
Common Diarrhoea
Symptoms: Ejection of watery stool or passing of semisolid stool very frequently. Debilitating condition. Recumbency.
About the Herbs as Medicine
| Vernacular Name (Odiya) | Common English Name | Scientific Name | Photo of the Plant | Photo of Medicinal Part & Its Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bela | Wood Apple | Aegle marmelos |  |
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| Dhanwantari | Lemon Grass | Cymbopogon flexuosus |  |
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| Jayanti | Egyptian River Hemp | Sesbania sesban |  |
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| Jamu Koli | Indian Black Berry | Syzygium cumini |  |
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| Kendu | Ebony Tree | Diospyros melanoxylon |  |
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Preparation of Medicine & Its Application
1. Immature wood apple (2–3 nos), boiled rice (250 gm), and lemon grass (25 gm) are mixed and pestled with cooled boiled water (1–2 liters). The mixture is fed 2–3 times a day.
(OR)
2. Tender Indian black berry leaves (25 gm) and tender Egyptian river hemp leaves (25 gm) are mixed and fed to the cow 3–4 times a day.
(OR)
3. Tender Indian black berry leaves (25 gm) are pestled and the sap is squeezed and collected through a clean strainer cloth. To this, add the sap of squeezed ebony tree fruit (2 fruits) and mix it with rice water (1 liter). The mixture is fed to cattle 2 times a day.