Ethnoveterinary Botanical Medicine: Herbal Medicines for Animal Health / Edition 1

by David R. Katerere, Dibungi Luseba

Overview

Despite the undoubted success of a scientific approach to pharmaceuticals, the last few decades have witnessed a spectacular rise in interest in herbal medicinal products. This general interest has been followed by increasing scientific and commercial attention that led to the coining of the term ethnopharmacology to describe the scientific discipline investigating the use of these products. Presenting detailed information from all regions of the world, Ethnoveterinary Botanical Medicine provides techniques to evaluate the efficacy of plants used in animal health care and addresses the challenges faced by researchers and practitioners in the field.

This book features a multidisciplinary approach to examining the role of herbal medicines in companion and domestic animals and the scientific underpinnings of ethnoveterinary practice. The text also covers matters relating to access benefit sharing, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), intellectual property, and the skills required to navigate the minefield of bioprospecting. The editors have collated information not often found in the English literature from China, Southeast Asia, francophone Africa and South America. They also explore the emerging use of herbals for pets with a case study from the European Union, highlighting this important area which will spur the growth in ethnoveterinary research due to its commercial potential.

Although many references cover ethnoveterinary medicine in some form or another, none give it the intense scrutiny and scientific input found in this book. With chapters on biological assays, efficacy testing, and phytochemistry, the book presents hard scientific information in accessible and readable language. The editors have gathered a panel of veterinary clinicians, animal scientists, pharmacists, chemists and ethnobotanists who have years of experience working with farmers and pastoralists, making this book quite possibly the first detailed compendium on the plants used in animal health care in all regions of the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420045604
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/23/2010
Pages:	450
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

David R. Katerere, Dibungi Luseba

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xi

Contributors xiii

Chapter 1 Methods for Evaluating Efficacy of Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Plants Lyndy J. McGaw Jacobus N. Eloff 1

Chapter 2 Logistical and Legal Considerations in Ethnoveterinary Research Mary Chikombero Dibungi Luseba 25

Chapter 3 Phytochemical Methods Bukirwa Irene Kamara 43

Chapter 4 Preclinical Safety Testing of Herbal Remedies Vinny Naidoo Jurgen Seier 69

Chapter 5 Revitalizing Ethnoveterinary Medical Traditions: A Perspective from India M. N. Balakrishnan Nair P. M. Unnikrishnan 95

Chapter 6 Inventory of Traditional Veterinary Botanicals from around the World Zafar Iqbal Abdul Jabbar 125

Chapter 7 The Current Status and Future Prospects of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Veterinary Health Care in Southeast Asia Shanmugavelu Sithambaram Murugaiyah Marimuthu Chandrawathani Panchadcharam 165

Chapter 8 Evidence-Based Botanicals in North America Wendy Pearson Michael I. Lindinger 195

Chapter 9 The Medicinal Use of Native North American Plants in Domestic Animals Ronette Gehring Kelly Kindscher 213

Chapter 10 Plants Used in Animal Health Care in South and Latin America: An Overview Rômulo Romeu da Nóbrega Alves Raynner Rilke Duarte Barboza Wedson de Medeiros Silva Souto 231

Chapter 11 Ethnoveterinary Medicine in Southern Africa Viola Maphosa Peter Tshisikhawe Kaizer Thembo Patrick Masika 257

Chapter 12 Ethnoveterinary Plants Used in East Africa John B. Githiori Peter K. Gathumbi 289

Chapter 13 Herbal Medicines for Animal Health in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region Laïd Boukraa Hama Benbarek Mokhtar Benhanifia 303

Chapter 14 Ethnoveterinary Medicine and Sustainable Livestock Management in West Africa Ifeanyi Charles Okoli Hamidou Hamadou Tamboura Mawena Sylvie Hounzangbe-Adote 321

Chapter 15 Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Lida Teng Debbie Shaw Joanne Barnes 353

Chapter 16 Ethnoveterinary Medical Practice in the European Union (EU): A Case Study of the Netherlands Tedje van Asseldonk 373

Chapter 17 Herbal Medicines for Pet and Companion Animals David R. Katerere Vinny Naidoo 389

Index 409

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"The authorship is truly international making this the first global-scale compilation of traditional and modern knowledge of the use of plants for animal health. It is a "must -have" for all individuals serious about ethnopharmacology, veterinarians working with the studied populations, and anthropologists interested in getting a better idea about traditional approaches to animal care."
—Carolyn Wetzel, Smith College, in Plant Science Bulletin, No: 57(1) 2011

"… the first, to my knowledge, to bring together information about ethnoveterinary medicines from a wide range of countries … Dr. Katerere and Dr. Luseba have been fortunate enough to persuade leading authorities in his field to contribute chapters and I am sure it will prove to be a valuable reference source …"
—from the Foreword by Peter Houghton, Emeritus Professor in Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division, King’s College, London and editor of Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Editorial Reviews

"The authorship is truly international making this the first global-scale compilation of traditional and modern knowledge of the use of plants for animal health. It is a "must -have" for all individuals serious about ethnopharmacology, veterinarians working with the studied populations, and anthropologists interested in getting a better idea about traditional approaches to animal care."
—Carolyn Wetzel, Smith College, in Plant Science Bulletin, No: 57(1) 2011

"… the first, to my knowledge, to bring together information about ethnoveterinary medicines from a wide range of countries … Dr. Katerere and Dr. Luseba have been fortunate enough to persuade leading authorities in his field to contribute chapters and I am sure it will prove to be a valuable reference source …"
—from the Foreword by Peter Houghton, Emeritus Professor in Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division, King’s College, London and editor of Journal of Ethnopharmacology

"A continuing theme in much of this book is the necessity to establish both safety and efficacy of herbal remedies, rather than simply propagate folklore. … This book brings together and summarizes a very large body of research and observation; approximately 1400 (mostly modern) references are cited in 17 chapters. It reads like the proceedings of a symposium, but in fact it is the outcome of a special effort by the editors to enlist the services of many experts worldwide. … It’s not all hard science ... . A good bit of space is devoted to local beliefs in various parts of the world, and to the Chinese philosophy of yin-yang, equally applicable to humans and animals. The book concludes with an extensive index."
—Neil A. Harriman, University Of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Wiisconsin, USA, in Economic Botany, 65 (2) 2011

"The authorship is truly international making this the first global-scale compilation of traditional and modern knowledge of the use of plants for animal health. It is a "must -have" for all individuals serious about ethnopharmacology, veterinarians working with the studied populations, and anthropologists interested in getting a better idea about traditional approaches to animal care."
—Carolyn Wetzel, Smith College, in Plant Science Bulletin, No: 57(1) 2011

"… the first, to my knowledge, to bring together information about ethnoveterinary medicines from a wide range of countries … Dr. Katerere and Dr. Luseba have been fortunate enough to persuade leading authorities in his field to contribute chapters and I am sure it will prove to be a valuable reference source …"
—from the Foreword by Peter Houghton, Emeritus Professor in Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division, King’s College, London and editor of Journal of Ethnopharmacology

"A continuing theme in much of this book is the necessity to establish both safety and efficacy of herbal remedies, rather than simply propagate folklore. … This book brings together and summarizes a very large body of research and observation; approximately 1400 (mostly modern) references are cited in 17 chapters. It reads like the proceedings of a symposium, but in fact it is the outcome of a special effort by the editors to enlist the services of many experts worldwide. … It’s not all hard science ... . A good bit of space is devoted to local beliefs in various parts of the world, and to the Chinese philosophy of yin-yang, equally applicable to humans and animals. The book concludes with an extensive index."
—Neil A. Harriman, University Of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Wiisconsin, USA, in Economic Botany, 65 (2) 2011

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