Abstract

ETHNO-VETERINARY MEDICINAL EXPERTISE WITH PLANTS UTILIZED FOR THE TREATMENT OF LIVESTOCK ILLNESSES IN PANVEL, URAN TALUKAS OF RAIGAD DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA

Mr. Rohan C. Jitekar*, Dr. V. M. Jamdhade

Abstract

In 2024–2025, a comprehensive field research survey was carried out. This kind of knowledge concerning diseases and the utilization of regional medicinal plants. 73 plant species from 67 genera and 47 families were used in the Raigad district for this study. The list is alphabetized by plant genera, local names, portions of the families that can be used and ethnoveterinary treatments. 47 families including Acoraceae, Annonaceae, Apiaceae, (also listed as Umbelliferae) Apocynaceae, Arecaceae, Asclepidaceae, Asteraceae, Bixaceae, Bombacaceae, Brassicaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Capparaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Cuscutaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Liliaceae, Linaceae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae, Mimosaceae, Moraceae, Musaceae, Myristicaceae, Myrtaceae, Papaveraceae, Papilionaceae, Poaceae, (also listed as Gramineae) Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Sapotaceae, Schisandraceae, Solanaceae, Sterculiaceae, Vitaceae, Zingiberaceaeare, the most frequently herbs utilizing for various Ethnoveterinary treatment. In the Raigad district of Maharashtra, the locals and traditional healers utilized herbs to treat animal ailments such as fever, bone fractures, eye damage, skin conditions, milk problems, diarrhea, arthritis, Lumpy skin disease (LSD), Black Quarter (BQ), Dehydration, Nutritional Muscular Dystrophy (White Muscle Disease), Worms- intestinal Parasites, bovine pinkeye (Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis, Bird flu, Trichomonosis (Mouth canker), Psittacosis, Common Wounds, Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), Tendon Disorders, White muscle disease, Foot rot, Exo-parasites – Horse flies, Chicken pox, Downer cow syndrome, Rain rot, summer sores (habronemiasis), Maggote Wound and other ailments.

Keywords: Raigad district, Maharashtra; livestock; ethno-medicine; ethnoveterinary.