Ethnoveterinary medicine in the Arribes del Duero,western Spain |
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Authors: | José A González Mónica García-Barriuso Francisco Amich |
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Institution: | 1.Departamento de Botánica,Universidad de Salamanca,Salamanca,Spain |
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Abstract: | Currently, traditional ethnoveterinary practices are rare in Europe and the plants used previously have been replaced by the
modern drugs used by national veterinary services. However, in some rural areas of the Mediterranean basin these traditional
practices persist. Here we analyze the plant resources still used, or that have been used up until recently, for the treatment
of the health and comfort of animals in a region in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, the Arribes del Duero.
We document the use of 84 species, belonging to 39 families (with a total of 2243 use-reports), and 62 herbal remedies based
on the use of a single plant species (43) and cited by at least three independent informants. The veterinary use of the Ranunculaceae
Clematis campaniflora is reported for the first time. We also identify several plants used as bedding or fodder for livestock and discuss the relevance
of some toxic plants and some “magical-curative” aspects reported in the territory. |
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