| Category | Veterinary Care |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Babarbhai Harjibhai Rabari |
| City | Ahmedabad |
| KVK District | KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028 |
| Address | Viramgam , Ahmadabad , Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farmer |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 380001 |
| PAS 1 | " T K Jayamma of district Chitradurga treat constiption in cattle by using red chilli powder. Mix powdered red chillies (use five to six chillies) in one litre of water. This should be given two times a day to the animals. Chillies are used as digestive agent (Honey Bee, 15(3):15, 2004)." |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3) ,Coastal Plains and Hills (XIII),Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8) 14.26% North Gujarat ( GJ-4) 19.87% North west zone (GJ-5) 36.38 North Saurashtra (GJ-6) 29.49 |
| Community Practices | "Farmer Rajubhai patel of district Panchmahal treat constipation in animal. Rajubhai suggests that 300 gm of Indian Dodder (Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.) when ground with one liter water and served to the animal provides relief from constipation and indigestion ( Honey Bee, 18(2):19, 2006)." |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000006074 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/2209 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Disease | Constipation |
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