title: Medicinal plants used in British Columbia, Canada for reproductive health in pets.
abstract: In 2003, semi-structured interviews were conducted in British Columbia, Canada with participants obtained using a purposive sample on the ethnoveterinary remedies used for animals. Twenty-nine participants provided the information in this paper on the ethnoveterinary remedies used for reproductive health in dogs and cats. The plants used for pregnancy support and milk production in pets were raspberry-leaf (Rubus idaeus), motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca), flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) and ginger (Zingiber officinale). Uterine infections were treated with black cohosh (Actaea racemosa) and goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis). Most of the studies conducted on these plants have not been conducted on companion animals.
authors.affiliation: PO Box 72045, Vancouver, British Columbia V6R 4P2, Canada. cher2lans@netscape.net
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lans
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brauer
authors.forename: Tonya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation / Q000187:drug effects*; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011247:Pregnancy; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D028321:Plant Preparations