Herbal & Homeopathic Treatment of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) in Cattle
Herbal Treatment:-
Treatment: The treatment method is described below .
Ingredients required : Turmeric – 5 kg (freshly harvested rhizome is preferred ), coconut kernel extract (from 15 coconuts) , Aloe vera – 5 kg, Palm jaggary – 5 kg., common salt – 250 gm., garlic – ½ kg .
The above ingredients viz. turmeric , Aloe vera , Palm jaggary, garlic are ground well and coconut extract is to be added. Now add 10 litres of water .Then mix thoroughly and stir well. Take 50 ml in a syringe and administer orally to cattle ; 30 ml for sheep and calves .
For treatment of wounds in the foot region :
A special thaila can be prepared by using following ingredients:
Coconut oil – 2 lit , umathai leaf extract (Datura metel) – 2 lit,
Copper sulphate – 50 gm.
Boil the oil along with Datura leaf extract well in a vessel . Then put off the fire and add copper sulphate to the solution and stir well. The oil can be stored in a bottle. This is called ‘mathan thailam’. This thailam can be applied over the affected foot region of animals for 3 days continuously .
Homeopathic treatment of
Foot and Mouth Disease:
– Mouth has to be washed 4 times in a day with 1 tea spoonful of sodium bicarb (cooking soda) in 2 liters of water or one tablespoon of washing soda (sodium carbonate) in a bucket of water.
– Merck sol 30, Rhus tox 30, Borax 30, Q. Echinacea, Variolinum 200, Nitric acid 200, Zincum metallicum 200, and each 10 drops in two teaspoonfuls of water 4 times in a day can be used.
– Q. Hydrastasis 1 part 9 parts water as mouthwash helps quick healing.
– Castor equi 200: Helps in hardening the soft hooves, but reduces the milk yield. Hence Calcaria Phos 200 is used along with this.
Prevention:
To prevent FMD 20 pills of Borax 200 can be fed once a week till vaccination.
After effects of Foot and Mouth Disease:
Iodum 200, Ipecac 200 each 15 pills, Selenium 30, Echinacea 30, Calcaria Phos 30, each 10 pills TID are advised for 7 – 10 days. Can be repeated after 1 week.
Courtesy-SEVA & LITD
