Pieroni Et Al. Circum-mediterranean Cultural Heritage And Medicinal Plant Uses In Traditional Animal Healthcare: A Field Survey In Eight Selected Areas Within The Rubia Project (2006)

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  Ta ble 1. Recorded veterinary uses of plants in the selected areas Botanical taxonand voucherspecimen codeBotanicalfamilyEnglish name Country STATUS Parts used Administration Application Animal(s) treatedEthnoveterinaryuseQuotationfrequency  Acacia nilotica L.M 01FabaceaeEgyptianthornEgy WFruits andleafletsDecoction I Digestive xxx  Acacia tortilis Forssk.M 02FabaceaeUmbrellathornEgy WFruits, leafletsand gumsDecoction I Digestive xxx  Acer monspessulanum  L.LEP-ACEAceraceae French maple Alb W WoodBurned, then the coldashes are mixed withwater and given theanimals to drink ITo treat the "evil-eye"x  Achillea fragrantissima (Forssk) Sch. Bip.M 03AsteraceaeLavendercottonEgy W Whole plant Decoction I Digestive xxEgy Topic application ETo treat skindiseasesxx  Allium cepa L. Liliaceae s.l. Onion Mor C Bulbs Fodder (seven onions) ITo facilitate theexpulsion of theplacentaxxx   2 Gre C Bulb Suppository I Digestive xGre Bulb Fodder ITo treat lice and"skin bugs"x  Allium sativum L. Liliaceae s.l. Garlic Mor C BulbFodder (mixed withhuman urine)I Digestive xxAlg C BulbFodder (mixed with oiloil)I Vermifuge xxGre C Bulb Plaster ETo treat skindiseases andwoundsxAlb C BulbOne garlic clove iswrapped in a very smallpiece of cloth, togetherwith two coffee beansand two grains of saltEHung on the hornof the animal inorder to prevent theevil eye ( syni i keq )xxx  Althaea officinalis L.   Malvaceae Mallow Mor W Whole plantWrapped in linen andplaced in the oral cavityof the horseETo treat oralinflammationsxx  Anabasisarticulata (Forssk.) Moq.M 39ChenopodiaceaeBerry-bearingglasswortEgy W Aerial parts Topic application ETo treat skindiseasesxxx   3  Angelicaarchangelica L.Apiaceae Angelica Mor CMacerate in vinegar(together with garlic)I Digestive x  Artemisiaabsinthium L.Asteraceae Wormwood Mor C Leaves Decoction IAnti-parasitic,DigestivexAlg W Aerial part Fodder IDigestive; to healnervous diseasesxxx  Artemisia herbaalba AssoAsAhe01AsteraceaeWhiteartemisiaAlg W Aerial parts Fodder I Vermifuge xxxAlg Decoction ITo treat beesdiarrhoeaxxxAlgSmoke from the burningplantI Acaricide xxx  Artemisia judaica L.M 07AsteraceaeJudeanwormwoodEgy W Aerial parts Decoction ITo heal urinarydisordersxxx  Asparagusacutifolius L.LiAca01Liliaceae s.l.WildasparagusAlg W Leaves Decoction ITo treat stomachdisordersxxx   4  Astragaluslusitanicus Lam.   GDA 49187FabaceaeIberian milk-vetchSpa W Aerial parts Decoction ETo treat skindiseasesx  Atraphaxisspinosa L.M 09Polygonaceae Egy W Aerial parts Decoction I Digestive x  Atropabelladonna LSolanaceaeDeadlynightshadeMor CLeaves, root andflowering headDecoction ITo stop coughingand reducebronchial secretions  Bufonia multiceps  Decne.M 41Caryophyllaceae Egy W Entire plant Fodder I Digestive x  Buxussempervirens L.Buxaceae Box Mor W Leaves x Calotropis procera Ait.M 12AsclepiadaceaeGiantmilkweedEgy W Whole plant Decoction I Digestive xx   5 Egy Topic application ETo treat skindiseasesxx Cardopatiumcorymbosum (L.)Pers.AsteraceaeBlack chamoeleonCyp W RootsCrushed and appliedtopicallyETo treat wounds,antisepticxx Carum carvi L. Apiaceae Caraway Mor C FruitsCrushed in topicapplicationETo treat skinlesionsxx Centaurea alba  ssp. tartesiana TalaveraGDA 49212Asteraceae Spa W Leaves Decoction ETo treat woundsand callusx Cistus creticus L.and C. monspeliensis L.Cistaceae Rock rose Cyp W Exudate Poultice ETo treat skindisorder and bellyachesxx Cistus ladanifer   L.GDA 49097Cistaceae Labdanum Spa W Young stems Topic application E To heal bruises xx Cistus populifolius L.   Cistaceae Spa W Leaves Decoction E To heal wounds xx