ethnoveterinary practices of some plant species by ethnic
ethnoveterinary practices of some plant species by ethnic
ethnoveterinary practices of some plant species by ethnic
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KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYVOL. 8, No. I, FEBRUARY, 2012, pp 44-50Fig: 1 Map <strong>of</strong> Parbat districtMATERIALS AND METHODSPresent research was conducted to three different village development committees namely,pakhapani, lunkhudeurali and phalamkhani <strong>of</strong> Parbat district during 2010. Several visits weremade to different villages <strong>of</strong> the VDCs at monthly intervals. The rural inhabitants aredependent on forests and natural vegetation for their day to day requirements. The study wasconcentrated in different villages <strong>of</strong> the VDCs and the information regarding the usage <strong>of</strong><strong>plant</strong>s for animal healing available in the local areas were collected <strong>by</strong> directly interviewingelderly knowledgeable and experienced persons <strong>of</strong> local people, who have traditionalknowledge on these <strong>ethnoveterinary</strong> <strong>plant</strong>s in the villages. The <strong>plant</strong> specimens wereidentified with the help <strong>of</strong> local floras [11, 12, 13]. Voucher specimens have been depositedin Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal.ENUMERATIONPlant <strong>species</strong> that are known and highly regarded in <strong>ethnoveterinary</strong> <strong>practices</strong> are enumeratedwith botanical name, vernacular name in Nepali, family name and parts used for thetreatment <strong>of</strong> various ailments.45
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