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Curing Animals with Animals: an another Prospective of Ethno veterinary Medicines used by the Tribals of Central Rajasthan, India

Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Botany, Government College Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

Res. J. Recent Sci., Volume 5, Issue (2), Pages 25-27, February,2 (2016)

Abstract

Traditional Medicare system reveals the use of various plants and animal based remedies to cure various ailments of humans and animals. The present study documents the use of animal based remedies by the inhabitants of villages of Central Rajasthan for ethno veterinary purposes. A field survey was conducted in the villages of Ajmer district of Central Rajasthan. The respondents provided valuable information regarding therapeutic uses of animals.

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