Publication: Ethnoveterinary medicine based on Ayurveda plants
Issued Date
2012
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eng
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1906-2257
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Mahidol University
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Faculty of Veterinary Science Mahidol University
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Applied Animal Science. Vol.5, No.3 (2012), 9-14
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Sookruetai Boonmasawai Ethnoveterinary medicine based on Ayurveda plants. Journal of Applied Animal Science. Vol.5, No.3 (2012), 9-14. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/13321
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Ethnoveterinary medicine based on Ayurveda plants
Alternative Title(s)
การใช้สมุนไพรที่มีพื้นฐานจากอายุรเวทเพื่อรักษาโรคทางสัตวแพทย์
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Traditional plants used for medicine exist for several thousand years ago in India to solve human health
problems. The Ayurveda concept involved in the balancing of five basic elements including earth, water, fire,
air, and space (ether) because of various active ingredients in remedies. Nowadays, traditional plant uses in
veterinary medicine in many regions have been documented and reported such as in Spain, Italy, Argentina,
Brazil and Kenya. Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae) is an important medicinal plant containing vincristine
used in veterinary medicine for treatment of canine transmissible venereal tumor and canine lymphoma.
Additional evidences in China showed that Salacia oblonga root in Ayurvedic recipe was able to ameliorate
hypertriglyceridemia and excessive ectopic fat accumulation in laying hens. Moreover, crude extract from
Terminalia arjuna L. (Combretaceae) bark decreased blood pressure in anaesthetized dogs. However, World
Health Organization (WHO) recently focuses in standardization, safety and efficacy of Ayurveda medicine
to establish this herbal medicine system. Ayurveda in veterinary medicine still need further clinical research to
provide more clear, comprehensive, and practical pharmacological information to improve constantly
therapeutic qualities.