Practice Name:

For treating boils in cattle

Details

Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Ingredients Seeds of Croton tiglium
Innovator / Knowledge Provider K.S. Hemavathi
Address Karnataka
Languages Spoken Kannada
Vocation Farmer
State Karnataka
PAS 1 "Harjibhai of district Dahod treat boil in animal with the help of bark of green bamboo (Bambusa arundinacea). To prevent it, bark of green bamboo (Bambusa arundinacea) is crushed and the powder is then applied on the boils. Cover the wound with the same bark and then tie the bandage. This cure boils as well as wound in animals."
Practice ID KNW0020000000515
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1739
Reference HBN database
Disease Boil
Disease Description A boil, also called a furuncle, begins as a painful infection of a single hair follicle. Boils can grow to be larger than a golf ball and they commonly occur on the buttock, face, neck, armfits and groin
Management Practices By administration of antibiotics and by incision and drainage

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