THE COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF THREE INDIGENOUS PLANTS (FUMARIA PARVIFLORA, ARTEMESIA MARITIMA AND SWERTIA CHIRATA) ALONE OR IN COMBINATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF TOXAEMIA IN BUFFALOES

Three medicinal plants (Fumaria parvifl ora, Artemesia maritima, Swertia chirata) were used 100 gm/animal for 7 days singly or in combination for the treatment of toxaemia (zaharabad) in buffaloes. The disease scoring was made on the extent of severity as 1 st (+), 2 nd (++) and 3 rd (+++) degree toxaemia. First degree toxaemia disappeared within 3 days when each plant was used singly while a blend of the three cured it within 2 days. Second degree toxaemia was relieved on the 5 th day in all groups with the exception of that receiving a blend of the three, which gave recovery within 2 days. Third degree toxaemia disappeared on the 5 th day except in the group treated with a mixture of the three, which became normal on 4 th day. In short, it was concluded that each of these plants wa effective but took a longer timeto bring about recovery than when they were combined. All these plants proved deserving of the esteem in which they are held by the folk of Tehsil Pattoki.