Ethno Veterinary Medicinal Plants and Practices in Honnavar Taluk, North Kanara District of Karnataka.

Authors

  • N M Guruprasad
  • A G Devi Prasad University of Mysore

Abstract

Ethno veterinary practices in the Western Ghats region of Honnavar in North Kanara district are being documented. Field exploration was undertaken to record the plant diversity associated with such practices. Altogether 21 plant species belonging to 20 families were recorded and different parts of plant such as bark, root, leaf, fruit and entire plant have been used.

Keywords: Ethno veterinary, Traditional healers, Western Ghats, Livestock.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v9i3.2833

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Published

2019-05-15
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Guruprasad NM, Devi Prasad AG. Ethno Veterinary Medicinal Plants and Practices in Honnavar Taluk, North Kanara District of Karnataka. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2019 May 15 [cited 2026 Jan. 28];9(3):117-20. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/2833

How to Cite

1.
Guruprasad NM, Devi Prasad AG. Ethno Veterinary Medicinal Plants and Practices in Honnavar Taluk, North Kanara District of Karnataka. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2019 May 15 [cited 2026 Jan. 28];9(3):117-20. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/2833