Application of Homeopathic Remedies in Different Diseases of Cattle and Buffalo
Bithika Halder*
*_Corresponding author, Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata-37, West Bengal (India). Email id: bithikahalder2018@gmail.com
Abstract
Homeopathy is a complementary form of medicine in which illness is treated by giving small amounts of natural substances. It is widely used in livestock, especially in order to minimise the use of antibiotics, although there is often controversial within the scientific community and veterinary practice about the use of homeopathic remedies in food-producing animals. So main aim of this study is to aware the people about homeopathy and to show how the remedies are equally beneficial for veterinary health problems.
Keywords: Homeopathy, diseases, veterinary practice, cattle, buffalo.
Background
Homeopathy is a holistic system of medicine discovered and developed in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s by a German physician named of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. Dr. John Martin Honigberger was the first person who is recognised to prefer homeopathy for treating his favourite horse of its bad leg ulcers. In the year 1986, the International Association for Veterinary Homeopathy (IAVH) was formed in Luxembourg. Department of AYUSH, Government of India and Veterinary Council of India has shown interest for development of Homeopathy [1]. Mr Haycock, a honored veterinary surgeon who is well knowledged with the old and new systems of medicines, says of Homeopathy “it cures disease more quickly; it does so without leaving any injurious effect upon the constitutional powers; it saves more animals and costs less” [2]. According to the European Commission Regulation (EC No 889/2008, Article 24[2]) (European Commission 2008) on organic agriculture, homeopathic and other products should be used in preference to chemically synthesised allopathic veterinary treatment, provide effective result for the species of animals and the conditions for which the treatment is performed. Many researches have been started in the field of veterinary with homeopathic interventions. By the end of 2013, the total number of peer-reviewed RCTs had risen to 44. Nineteen RCTs were placebo controlled and rest 25 were controlled by another comparator [3].
Introduction
Homeopathy is a complementary and alternative system of medicine based on philosophy of holism which play a promising role in Veterinary medicine as the same way like human beings do. There are many similarities between animal and human health problems besides some important differences but it is not a problem for homeopathic medicine prescriber, as the choice of remedy is based upon presented symptoms [3]. The major principle of Homeopathy is Like Treats Like, means to treat a sick individual with particular symptoms, by using a remedy that produces similar symptoms in a healthy individual. Homeopathy stimulate the body to induce the natural healing process. Homeopathic remedies are derived from mineral, plant and animal substances and their high dilution alters them absolutely non-toxic. When a remedy reaches a certain dilution, the healing power of these remedies is then purely energetic. Although many evidence supports the widely use of homeopathic medicines in commonly seen diseases as well as for particular diseases which are specific to animals
(4,5, 6, 7), within the scientific community there is some controversial about the use of these remedies in livestock.
Advantages of Homeopathy medicine
- Inexpensive
- No side effects
- No need of diagnosis only dependant on symptom observation.
- To provide the medicine to animals no need for laboratory trials.
- Dependence on patient’s individuality.
- work with the body’s own disease-combating mechanisms to effect a cure and this constitutes a most natural, humane and effective method of cure.
- No environmental pollution.
Mode of administration
Homeopathy medicines are available in globules form or in liquid form. Give 4-5 globules of 40 no. Size or 2-4 drops in 3-5 ml of water. The medicated water directly applied on tongue, nostrils or on mucous membrane of vagina by using syringe or sprayer. Incase of biochemic remedy 8-10 tablets dissolve in 5-10 ml of lukewarm or fresh water and put the medicated water directly in mouth by using syringe. Also available in powder, syrup, ointment and cream form.
In the following tables homeopathic medicines according to different diseases are given:
Table 1. Application of homeopathy in the disease of digestive system:
| Sl. No. | Name of diseases | Name of medicine with dosage |
| 1. | Ruminal Tympany due to over eating of green food | Colchicum 200 mixed with globules size 40, give 5 globules 3 hours interval.
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| 2. | Impaction due to over feeding of left over cooked rice | Nux 200 mixed with globules size 40, give 5 globules 3 hours interval.
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| 3. | Impaction and bulging of large intestine due to accumulation of stool | Opium 200 mixed with globules size 40, give 5 globules 3 hours interval. |
Table 2. Application of homeopathy in the diseases of mammary gland:
| Sl. No. | Name of diseases | Name of medicine with dosage |
| 1. | Gangrenous Mastitis | 1) Lachesis 200- Two drops once daily for 5 days.
2) Pyrogen 200 + Arsenic alb 200 + Silecea 200- Two drops each mixing in Little drinking water twice daily. |
| 2. | Acute Mastitis | Phytolacca 200 + Hepar sulph 200 + Belladona200 + Urticaria urens 200 mixed with globules size 40, give 5 globules thrice daily. |
| 3. | Chronic Mastitis with Fribosis
|
Phytolacca 200 + Conium 200 + Graphitis 200 + Silecea 200 mixed with globules size 40, give 5 globules twice daily. |
| 4.
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Milking complication | Not allow owners to milk: Chamomilla 200 mixing with globules 40, give 5 globules twice daily. Draw up milk when milked: Belladona 4x, Ten drops mixed with water one hour before Milking. |
| 5. | Hemolactia | Nux 200 + Bryonia 200 mixed with globules size 40, give 5 globules twice daily. |
| 6. | To increase milk production | phytolacca 3x Dose -10 drops twice daily for 10 days. |
| 7. | To stop milk production | To stop production during last stage of pregnancy Lac caninum 1m mixing in globules 40- give 5 globules once daily for 7 days. |
| 8. | Agalactia after delivery
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1) Phytolacca 3x- Dose 10 drops twice daily.
2) Urtica urens 30 mixing in globules 40 Dose 5 globules thrice daily. ** Continue until satisfactory result. |
Table 3. Application of homeopathy in the diseases of reproductive system:
| Sl. No. | Name of diseases | Name of medicine with dosage |
| 1. | Weak development of Genital organs including Ovarian dysfunction
|
a)Iodum 200-Two drops once every two days interval. Start on 1st day of treatment.
b)Sepia 200-Two drops once every two days interval. Start on 2nd day of treatment. c) Conium 200-Two drops once daily. Start on 3rd day of treatment. ** Continue treatment minimum 21 days |
| 2. | Silent heat in Cow | 1) Sepia 200-Two drops 3 days interval. Start on 1st day. |
| 3. | Repeat breeding | 1)Lycopodium 1m- Two drops once in a week. Start on 1st day.
2) Arum mur nat 200- Two drops 3 days interval. Start on 2nd day. 3)Sepia 200- Two drops 3 days interval. Start on 3rd day. 4) Graphitis 200- Two drops 2 days interval. Start on 4th day. ** Continue treatment 21 days before and after artificial Insemination. |
| 4.
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Anoestrus | 1) Sepia 200-Two drops 3 days interval, start on 1st day.
2) Iodum 200-Two drops 2 days interval, Start on 2nd day. 3) Conium 200-Two drops once daily, Start on 3rd day. |
| 5. | Cervical Prolaps | Podophyllum 200 mixed with globules size 40, Five globules twice daily. |
| 6. | Dilation of cervix | Staphysegria 30 mixing in globules 40, Five globules 15 minutes interval. |
| 7. | Cervicitis | 1) Arum mur nat 200- Two drops 3 days interval. Start on 1st day.
2) Graphitis 200-Two drops 2 days interval. Start on 2nd day. 3) Conium 200-Two drops once daily start on 3rd day. |
| 8. | Intra – Uterine adhesions with fibrosis | 1) Arum mur nat 200- Two drops mixing with little drinking water once every three days interval. Start on 1st day of treatment.
2) Graphitis 200 + Hydrastis 200- Two drops each mixing with little drinking water once every two days interval. Start on 2nd day of treatment. 3) Silecea 200-Two drops mixing with little drinking water once every alternate days . Start on 3rd day of treatment. ** Continue treatment until recovery. |
| 9. | Torsion of uterus | Pulsatilla 200 mixing in globules 40, Five globules 6 hours interval. |
| 10. | Metritis | 1) Arum mur nat 200-Two drops mixing with little drinking water once every three days interval. Start on first day of treatment.
2) Hydrastis 200 + Silecea 200- Two drops each mixing with little drinking water once every two days interval. Start on 2nd day of treatment. 3) Pyrogen 200 + Echenacea 200-Two drops each mixing with little drinking water once daily. Start on 3rd day of treatment. ** Continue at least 21 days. |
| 11. | Pyometra | 1) Arum mur nat 200-Two drops once every three days interval. Start on 1st day.
2) Pyrogen 200 + Echenacea 200-Two drops each mixing with little drinking water once daily morning for 2 weeks . Start on 2nd day of treatment. 3) Hydrastis 200 + Silecea 200-Two drops each mixing with little drinking water once daily evening for 15 days. Start on 2nd day of treatment. Arum mur nat 200 +pyrogen 200 +myristica 200 mixing in globules 40. 5 globules once daily 15 days. |
| 12. | Fallopian tube obstruction with fibrosis | Arum mur nat 200-Two drops once every three days interval. Start on 1st day of treatment.
Graphitis 200- Two drops once every two days interval start on 2nd day of treatment. 3) Conium 200-Two drops once daily start on 3rd day of treatment. ** Continue treatment minimum 21 days. |
| 13.
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Salpingitis | Arum mur nat 200- Two drops once every 3 days interval. Start on 1st day of treatment.
2) Pyrogen 200 + Hepar sulph 200 + Echinacea 200-Two drops each mixing with little drinking water once daily for 15 days. Start on 2nd day of treatment. 3) Hydrastis 200 + Silicea 200-Two drops each mixing with little drinking water once every 2 days interval. Start on 5th day of treatment. ** No 1 and 3 will continue until recovery. |
| 14. | Persistent Corpus luteum | Folliculinum 200 + Thuja 200 + Sepia 200- Two drops each mixing with little drinking water once every two days interval and continue treatment minimum 21 days. |
| 15. | Cystic Ovarian Disease | Apis Mel 200- Two drops once every two days interval.
** Continue for 3 week. |
| 16. | Retention of placenta | Secale cor 200 + Cantharis 200 + Caulophyllum 200 + Gossipium 200 mixed with globules size 40, Five globules 3 hours interval. |
Table 4. Application of homeopathy in the diseases of locomotory system:
| Sl. No. | Name of diseases | Name of medicine with dosage |
| 1. | Laminitis | Acute condition :
Aconite 200 + Belladona200 mixed with globules size 40. Five globules thrice daily. Chronic condition : 1) Calcarea fluor 200-Two drops once daily morning. |
| 2. | Lameness due to crack hooves | 1) Ruta 200-Two drops once daily morning.
2) Hepar sulph 200-Two drops once daily evening. |
| 3. | Inter digital hyperplasia in foot with overgrowth of connective tissue between the digits like corns. | Calcarea fluor 200 + Silecea 200 + Natrum mur 200 mixed with globules size 40. Five globules once daily. |
| 4. | Foot Rot due to Fusiformis necrophorus bacterial infection, with inter digital dermatitis and necrosis in foot. | Calcarea fluor 200 + Hepar sulph 200 + Silecea 20 mixed with globules size 40. Five globules once daily. |
| 5. | Hip joint dislocation or fracture | 1) Arnica 200 mixed with globules size 40. Five globules once daily morning.
2) Symphytum 200 mixed with globules size 40. Five globules once daily evening. ** Recovery will start after 10 days. |
| 6. | Sudden posterior paralysis | Nux 200 + Bryonia 200 (combined) mixed with globules size 40. Five globules twice daily. |
Table 5. Application of homeopathy in others diseases:
| Sl. No. | Name of diseases | Name of medicine with dosage |
| 1. | Nasal granuloma | 1) Arum met 200-Two drops once daily for 2 days. Start on 1st day.
2) Thuja 200-Two drops once daily for 15 days. Start on 3rd day. |
| 2. | Burn case | 1) Cantharis 200 mixed with globules size 40. Five globules once daily (adult).
2) Cantharis Q mixed 30ml with 500 ml coconut oil. Apply effected parts once daily initially and after improvements alternate days. ** Instead of coconut oil can use any oil (less cost) available locally |
| 3. | Post FMD complications | Arsenic iodide 200 mixing in globules 40. Five globules once daily morning. |
| 4. | Side effects of vaccination | Thuja 1m mixing in globules 40. Dose once daily for 2 days.
** large animals 5 globules |
| 5. | Vitamin B 12 deficiency | Bovista 200 mixed with globules size 40. Five globules twice daily.
** Refuse straw, solid foods and water, feed only green grass sufficiently. |
| 6. | Coccidiosis | Merc cor 200 +Kurchi 200 mixed with globules size 40, 5 globules once daily for 5 days |
| 7. | Summer heat stress | 1) Medorrhinun 1m- Two drops mixing with little drinking water once. Repeat 3 days interval.
2) Natrum carb 200 + Gelsimium 200. Two drops each mixing with little drinking water twice daily. |
| 8. | Weakness due to any diseases | China 200.
Dose : 2 drops orally twice daily with little drinking water. |
Conclusion
Homeopathy is a complementary and alternative form of medicine based on holistic philosophy which is effective in animals as like humans. So it’s our responsibility to make people understand that besides the allopathic, homeopathic remedies are equally beneficial in veterinary practice.
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