Ethnoveterinary practices among tribes of Kolli hills in Tamilnadu, India

Abstract

An ethnoveterinary survey was carried out among the tribes of Kolli Hill, Namakkal District, Tamilnadu state, India in the year 2013. The survey identified 52 medicinal plant species of ethnoveterinary values available in Kolli hill, belonging to 31 families. Of these, major families are Euphorbiaceae (6 species), and Zingiberaceae, Solanaceae, and Apiaceae (03 of each). Most of the medicinal plants are used for the treatment of enteritis. Haemorrhagic septicemia and Black quarter are the two bacterial diseases treated by medicinal plants at Kolli hills. This report includes name of the plant species, vernacular name, family of the plant, part used and details about its usage in the animal treatment.