1520-1525
Ethnoveterinary practices of aborigine tribes in Odisha, India
Authors: Bikram K. Mallik, Tribhuban Panda, Rabindra N. Padhy

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Objective: To record ethnoveterinary information of numerous aboriginal tribes of Kalahandi
district of Odisha state, India. Methods: A survey of about 20 hamlets in the district was done
with a questioner and personal interviews using the snowball technique in survey and sampling.
Results: Seventy-three plants belonging to 41 families (Acanthaceae, Alangiaceae, Amaranthaceae,
Amaryllidaceae, Anacadiaceae, Annonaceae, Araceae, Arecaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Asteraceae,
Bombaceae, Brassicaceae, Caesalpinaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Combretaceae, Convolvulaceae,
Ebenaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Lecythidaceae, Loganiaceae, Malvaceae,
Meliaceae, Menispermaceae, Mimosaceae, Moraceae, Moringaceae, Musaceae, Myrtaceae, Piperaceae,
Plumbaginaceae, Poaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Solanaceae, Umbelliferae,
Verbenaceae, Vitaceae and Zingiberaceae) are used by aborigine tribes of Kalahandi district,
Odisha, India, for treating ailments of domestic animals. Conclusion: Aborigine tribes of Kalahandi
district use about 73 plants for treating ailments of animals.