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Using primary data from Salem district, Tamil Nadu, this study examines indigenous knowledge regarding ethnoveterinary medicinal plants. This survey was made among the ethnic population of the study area to understand the application of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants as a potential remedy against various diseases. Ethnoveterinary information was gathered through personal interviews and observations among the rural village people using standard questionnaire. The investigation revealed that the traditional healers used 45 species of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants belonging to 24 families and 32 genera. These plants were recorded in the survey with the help of village herbalists, village dwellers, herbal practitioners and other traditional healers. The rural village people used different morphologically useful parts of the plants, such as leaves, flowers, whole plant, Stem bark, root, fruit and stem for the treatment of animal diseases, viz., foot and mouth disease, anthrax, fungal diseases, indigestion, blue tongue, wound healing, rheumatism, psoriasis, skin diseases, diarrhea, dementia, intestinal diseases and others. In this survey, the most dominant family plants used as ethnoveterinary medicine were Meliaceae (6 genera and 6 species) and Fabaceae (3 genera and 7 species). The survey can aid in future planning of endangered species conservation as well as for experimental studies in research of modern pharmacotherapy.
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