Vol. 10, Special Issue 7 (2025)

Author(s): K Satish Kumar and A Balakrishna

Abstract: Conventional medical management system is now trying to replace with the alternate medicine such as ethno-veterinary practices. Ethnoveterinary medicine is the most common alternative medicine that includes the belief and traditional practices about the health of animals using various herbs. The present study was carried out to evaluate the clinical efficacy of two ethnoveterinary compounds, the Herbowound against simple wounds and Herboease against general lameness in livestock. A total of 15 cattle of various age and 10 sheep that were showing open wound of various types viz., lacerated, punctured and dog bite wounds and 10 cattle presented with history and signs of lameness and limping were selected for the present investigation. Cattle and sheep selected for wound management were managed with herbowound i.e., the paste made from a spoon of herbowound powder with 15 ml of coconut oil and 2-3 pearls of garlic (made as paste) was warmed to luke warm temperature and applied over the wounds daily twice for 10-15 days. The herboease powder was also prepared in similar manner and applied topically over the painful areas for 10-15 days. Both the mixtures were applied over the lesions/wounds of the enrolled livestock uniformly and allowed to stay on its body. Care was taken to prevent licking of the mixture by the affected animal. However, a muzzle was also applied to prevent licking for two hours after application of the mixture. Following treatment with ethnoveterinary compounds, all the affected cattle and sheep showed marked improvement in alleviation of signs and the wound healing process.