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PAS 1
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Aloe ferox Mill., Prunus persica (L.) Batsch. and Phytolacca heptandra Retz. Used by farmers in south africa to treat maggot infestation
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Agro Ecological Zone
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Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia (2.3),Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII),North Gujarat zone and North -West (GJ-4, GJ-5)
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Community Practices
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"Juice from the tender leaves of naffatia is mixed with camphor and used for the treatment of maggot infestation. This has been practiced for many years by Ramanbhai Bavabhai Patel in Ahmedabad. Joggapa uses leaves of Erythrina mysorensis and are crushed and mixed with eucalyptus oil. The mixture is applied on the infected part of the animal and the wound is covered with a bandage. After three days the bandage is removed and the wound is pressed softly so that the maggots come out.
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Practice ID
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DTP0010000006195
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Annotation ID
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GIAN/GAVL/1691
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Reference
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HBN database
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Disease
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Maggotted wound
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Disease Description
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Maggot infestation is a condition in which the fly maggots feed off and develop in the tissues of living organisms. True myiasis results from flies deliberately laying eggs in or on the tissues. There are two forms of myiasis: obligate, in which it is nec
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Management Practices
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Surgical debridement, use injection of Lidocaine at base of tissue cavity in which larvae inhibits
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