Mastitis (all types)
Ingredients:
a) Aloe vera – 250 g; b) Turmeric- 50 g (rhizome or powder); c) Calcium Hydroxide (lime)-15 g; d) Lemon – 2 nos.
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Preparation:
- Blend ingredients (a to c only) to form a reddish paste.
- Cut both lemons into half.
Application:
- Make a handful of paste watery by adding 150- 200 ml of water.
- Wash and clean the udder and apply the mixture throughout.
- Repeat application 10 times a day for 5 days.
- Feed 2 lemons twice daily for 3 days.
Note : For blood in milk, in addition to the above, make a paste of curry leaves (2 handfuls) and jaggery and feed orally twice daily till condition resolves.
Teat obstruction
Ingredients:
Freshly plucked & clean neem leafstalk– 1; Turmeric powder; Butter or Ghee
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Preparation:
- Nip the neem leafstalk at the required length based on teat length.
- Coat the turmeric powder & butter/ghee mixture thoroughly on the neem leafstalk.
Application:
- Insert the coated neem leafstalk into the affected teat in an anti-clockwise direction.
- Replace with fresh neemstalk after each milking.
Udder Oedema
Ingredients:
Sesame or mustard oil – 200 ml; Turmeric powder1 handful; Garlic-2 pearls.
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Preparation:
- Heat oil, add turmeric powder and sliced garlic.
- Mix well and remove from flame just as the favour develops (no need to boil).
- Allow to cool.
Application:
- Apply in a circular manner with force over the entire oedematous region and udder.
- Apply 4 times a day for 3 days.
Note : Rule out mastitis before using the formulation.
Retention of Placenta
Ingredients:
White radish – 1 full tuber; Lady’s finger - 1.5 kg; Jaggery- as required; Salt- as required
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Preparation:
(i) Cut each lady’s finger into 2 pieces.
Application:
- Feed one full tuber radish within two hours of calving.
- Feed 1.5 Kg of fresh lady’s finger with jaggery and salt if ROP persists after 8 hours of calving.
- In case ROP persists even after 12 hours of calving, tie a knot very close to the base and cut 2 inches below the knot and leave it. The knot will go in.
- Do not try to remove the retained placenta by hand.
- Feed one full tuber of radish once a week for four weeks.
Repeat breeding
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Application:
- Start treatment on 1st or 2nd day of heat.
- Feed orally in fresh form in the following order once a day along with jaggery and salt: (a)1 white radish daily for 5 days (b) 1 Aloe vera leaf daily for 4 days.(c) 4 handfuls of moringa leaves for 4 days. (d) 4 handfuls of cissus stem for 4 days. (e) 4 handfuls of curry leaves with turmeric for 4 days. (f) Repeat the treatment once again if the animal has not conceived.
Prolapse
Ingredients:
Aloe vera gel- from one full leaf; Turmeric powderone pinch; Mimosa pudica leaves- 2 handfuls.
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Preparation:
Remove the gel from a whole leaf.
Wash it multiple times till the sliminess is reduced.
Add a pinch of turmeric powder and boil to half the original volume and allow to cool
Prepare a paste of M. pudica leaves.
Application:
- Clean the prolapsed mass
- Sprinkle the gel on the prolapsed mass.
- Apply M.pudica paste after the gel dries.
- Repeat till the condition improves.
FMD mouth lesions
Ingredients:
Cumin seeds-10 g; Fenugreek seeds- 10 g; Black pepper- 10 g Turmeric powder – 10 g; Garlic- 4 pearls; Coconut- 1; Jaggery- 120 g.
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Preparation:
- Soak cumin, fenugreek and black pepper seeds in water for 20-30 mts.
- Blend all ingredients to a fine paste.
- Add 1 full grated coconut to the paste and mix by hand only.
- Prepare dose freshly for each application.
Application:
- Apply inside the mouth, tongue and palate.
- Give the preparation thrice a day for 3 to 5 days.
FMD foot lesions/wound
Ingredients:
Acalypha indica leaves- 1 handful; Garlic-10 pearls; Neem leaves- 1 handful; Coconut or Sesame oil250ml; Turmeric powder – 20 g; Mehndi leaves- 1 handful; Tulsi leaves – 1 handful.
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Preparation:
- Blend all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Mix with 250 ml coconut or sesame oil and boil and bring to cool.
Application:
- Clean the wound and apply directly or bandage with a medicated cloth.
- Apply Anona leaf paste or camphorated coconut oil for the first day only if maggots are present.
Fever
Ingredients:
Garlic– 2 pearls; Coriander- 10 g; Cumin-10 g; Tulsi1 handful; Dry cinnamon leaves-10 g; Black pepper10 g; Betel leaves- 5 no.s; Shallots- 2 bulbs; Turmeric powder- 10 g; Chirata leaf powder-20 g; Sweet basil- 1 handful; Neem leaves- 1 handful; Jaggery- 100 g.
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Preparation:
- Soak cumin, pepper and coriander seeds in water for 15 mts.
- Blend and mix all ingredients to form a paste.
Application:
- Administer orally in small portions in the morning and evening.
Diarrhoea
Ingredients:
Fenugreek seeds – 10 g; Onion- 1 no.; Garlic- 1 pearl; Cumin seeds- 10 g; Turmeric- 10 g; Curry leaves- 1 handful; Poppy seeds – 5 g; Pepper- 10 g ; Jaggery- 100 g; Asafoetida- 5 g.
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Preparation:
- Dry fry cumin seeds, asafoetida, poppy seeds and fenugreek seeds till smoke emanates.
- Cool and powder the fried seeds.
- Blend it with rest of the ingredients to form a paste.
Application:
- Roll the paste into small balls.
- Administer orally in small portions once daily for 1-3 days till condition cures.
Bloat and Indigestion
Ingredients:
Onion- 100 g; Garlic-10 pearls; Dry Chilly- 2; Cumin seeds- 10 g; Turmeric -10 g; Jaggery- 100 g; Pepper10 g; Betel leaves- 10 no.s; Ginger – 100 g.
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Preparation:
- Soak pepper and cumin seeds for 30 mts.
- Blend along with other ingredients to form a paste.
Application:
- Roll the paste into small balls.
- Administer orally in small portions with salt 3-4 times a day for 3 days.
Worms
Ingredients:
Onion- 1 no; Garlic-5 pearls; Mustard seeds- 10 g; Neem leaves- 1 handful; Cumin- 10 g; Bitter gourd- 50 g; Turmeric- 5 g; Pepper- 5 g; Banana stem- 100 g; Common leucas -1 handful; Jaggery- 100 g.
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Preparation:
- Soak pepper , cumin and mustard seeds for 30 mts.
- Blend along with other ingredients to form a paste.
Application:
- Roll the paste into small balls.
- Administer in small portions with salt once daily for 3 days.
Tick/Ectoparasites
Ingredients:
Garlic– 10 pearls; Neem leaves- 1 handful; Neem fruit-1handful; Acorus rhizome- 10 g; Turmeric powder- 20 g; Lantana leaves- 1 handful; Tulsi leaves- 1 handful.
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Preparation:
- Blend all the ingredients.
- Add one litre of clean water.
- Strain with a fine sieve or muslin cloth.
- Transfer to a bottle attached to a sprayer.
Application:
- Spray on the entire body of the animal.
- Also spray on any cracks and crevices in the cattle shed.
- Application can also be done using a cloth dipped in the solution.
- Repeat once a week till the condition resolves.
- Do the application only during sunny part of the day.
Pox/wart/cracks
Ingredients:
Garlic-5 pearls; Turmeric powder- 10 g; Cumin seeds-15 g; Sweet basil – 1 handful; Neem leaves – 1 handful ; Butter(preferred) or ghee-50 g.
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Preparation:
- Soak cumin seeds in water for 15 mts.
- Blend all ingredients to a fine paste.
- Add butter and mix well.
Application:
- Apply on affected part as many times as possible till condition resolves.
- Apply after drying the skin surface.
Source: National Dairy Development Board