Organik Hayvansal Üretimde Bitkisel Drogların Kullanılması: Orta Anadolu Bölgesi Halk Veteriner Hekimliği Örneği

Abstract

Organic animal production is a natural breeding system in which animal health is protected by giving priority to alternative medicines and treatment as needed by applying appropriate management and feeding methods based on the physiological requirements of animals. Increasing numbers of strains resistant to antibiotics and antiparasitic drugs used in animal breeding have brought about the search for alternative herbal remedies that lead to drug residues in animal products and lead to important health problems in people consuming these products. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the therapeutic and protective effects of herbal drugs used in organic animal production in ethnoveterinary medicine in the Central Anatolia Region. The material of the study collected as written and declared facts as well as visual data were obtained from animal breeders in the Central Anatolia Region. The results indicated that 30 herbal drugs were used for the treatment of internal diseases, surgical diseases, obstetric and gynecological problems and parasitic diseases in cattle, sheep, horse, poultry, bee, and dog species. Based on the evaluation of the facts that the use of all kinds of synthetic drugs, especially antibiotics, is prohibited or restricted in organic livestock, it can be said that natural herbal drugs instead of artificial substances will provide positive contributions in the protection and treatment of herd health.

Ethnoveterinary medicine in Turkey: a comprehensive review

“…Moreover, bulbs are used internally for poisoning and externally for hip lameness, abscess, sunstroke, poisoning, trichophytosis, babesiosis, mange, and leeches. However, the preparation method for bulbs was not recorded [18,20,26,31]. Methanol extract of the bulbs of A. sativum was evaluated for its in vitro anthelmintic activity against Haemonchus contortus and positive results were obtained [82].…”

“…crataegina is another plant species mainly used in parasitic diseases. Infusion of roots is regarded as efficient in the treatment of cough, gastrointestinal parasites, fasciolosis, and worms by indigenous peoples [18,21,51]. Decoction of roots is used internally as an anthelmintic and antiparasitic.…”

“…Infusion of leaves is administered internally to treat diarrhea and distemper [17,19,41]. Infusion of fruit peel is used to treat diarrhea [18]. Crushed seeds are used externally for the treatment of cracked nipples [16].…”

“…It is offered as a drink for constipation in animals [19]. It is also used for the treatment of abscesses, burns, tympany, swelling, mastitis, and breast lumps [17,18]. For the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and reproductive diseases, people also benefit from the leaves of the plant by internal use [15].…”

“…An increasing number of ethnoveterinary studies have very recently focused on the documentation of traditional ethnoveterinary knowledge in Turkey. Many of these studies have been conducted in the last decade [15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Furthermore, ethnobotanical studies containing traditional knowledge of plants used in animal diseases provide information on the ethnoveterinary practices in Turkey .…”