Medicinal plants used in British Columbia, Canada for reproductive health in pets

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 h...

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Published in:Preventive veterinary medicine 2009-08, Vol.90 (3), p.268-273
Main Authors: Lans, Cheryl, Turner, Nancy, Brauer, Gerhard, Khan, Tonya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Domestic
British Columbia
Cat Diseases - drug therapy
Cats
Dog Diseases - drug therapy
Dogs
Ethnoveterinary medicine
Female
Lactation - drug effects
Pets
Plant Preparations - therapeutic use
Plants, Medicinal
Pregnancy
Reproductive health
Uterine Diseases - drug therapy
Uterine Diseases - veterinary
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0167-5877
1873-1716
DOI:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.05.002