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Validation of ethno-veterinary medicinal practices of onion (Allium cepa L.)

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Title Validation of ethno-veterinary medicinal practices of onion (Allium cepa L.)
 
Creator Kale, R B
Gadge, S S
Jayaswall, K
Patole, A O
Mahajan, V
Singh, M
 
Subject Ethno-veterinary
Indigenous Technical Knowledge
Onion
Validation
 
Description 775-783
Onion (Allium cepa) is an important medicinal herb apart from its culinary uses. It has wide array of uses in ethnoveterinary
medicine since long time. The study was conducted to review, document and validate the ethno-veterinary
practices in which onion is a dominant constituent. The validation of the ethno-veterinary practices was done with 30
experts from the relevant scientific field. The responses of experts for validation were taken on a three-point validity
continuum. Among the 58 combinations of ingredients, 27.58% scored above 120 and 55.17% were scored ranging 100 to
120 out of 150, showing their wider applicability and validity in ethno-veterinary practices. The results showed that onions
have a wide array of uses in ethno-veterinary practices, ranging from treating gastro-intestinal problems like tympany,
indigestion and bloat to proven insecticidal anti-parasitic, repellant and antiseptic actions with different dosage and
formulations. Onion is effective on various diseases due to unique combination of different compounds including fructans,
flavonoids and organosulfur compounds. Validated practices of onion in ethno-veterinary medicine may be useful
particularly among poor or remote livestock rearers who can neither afford nor may access expensive or distant conventional
healthcare options.
 
Date 2021-08-06T06:44:49Z
2021-08-06T06:44:49Z
2021-07
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/57873
 
Language en
 
Relation Int Cl.21: A01K 29/00, A61K 36/00, A61K 36/8962, A61M 37/00, A01N 65/42
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJTK Vol.20(3) [July 2021]