Ethnoveterinary study of floral therapeutics for livestock health in different communities of district Rewari, Haryana.

Abstract

Domestic animals have been essential to the advancement of human civilization. Just as humans use plants for medicinal purposes, these plants also serve as remedies for various domestic animals. Conventional and native knowledge is increasingly recognized globally for its principles of coexistence and sustainable resource use. In this study our aim was to catalogue ethnoveterinary plants utilized by local groups in Rewari, Haryana. In all 142 informants were chosen using a non-probability sampling technique. Comprehensive data were collected for the medicinal plants employed in ethnoveterinary practices, covering their growth habit and habitat, parts used, methods of preparation, use of any additive, dosages, and routes of administration. In total, 67 plant species from 63 genera and 34 families were recorded, these This documentation comprised 40 herbs, 15 trees, eight shrubs and four climbing plants. with the Asteraceae family being the most prevalent, followed by Fabaceae, Amaranthaceae, and Solanaceae. Practicing traditional knowledge of medicinal plants can serve as a valuable approach for more scientific investigate, potentially in the lead of discovery and development of new drug and research into ethnoveterinary plants, may offer valuable insights for isolating and identifying beneficial compounds that could be developed into medicinal drugs for animal health.