Ethnoveterinary medicine and indigenous pharmacopoeia of Passoré Province in Burkina Faso.
A study of traditional animal health care practices in Passoré province of Burkina Faso led to the characterization of 24 diseases, together with their local names, causes of their appearance, and their treatment. Most (95%) of the medicinal recipes used to treat affected animals were based on plants.
Tamboura
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HH
Environmental and Agricultural Research Institute, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. hh_tamboura@hotmail.com
Sawadogo
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LL
Kaboré
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Yameogo
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SM
D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D002050:Burkina Faso; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic; D014730:Veterinary Medicine