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| Convener | L.E. Craker |
| Editors | L.E. Craker, L. Nolan, K. Shetty |
Publication
date | 1 August 1996 |
| ISBN | 978-90-66058-08-8 |
| ISSN | 0567-7572 |
| Number of articles | 72 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Place | Amherst, USA | ISHS Acta Horticulturae 426: International Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
ETHNO-VETERINARY PRACTICES IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
| Authors: | E.K. Bloshenko, L.V. Polydeonny, U.P. Juravliev, W. Letchamo |
| Keywords: | Ethnoveterinary, Ethnobotany, Phytotherapy, Russia, USSR, Herbs |
Abstract:
More than 2000 plant species are known to be used directly or indirectly
in traditional and modern health care system for human and animals
around the world.
In the former Soviet Union, about 300 plant species were known to be
used in human health care system, while about 40 species that were
frequently used in veterinary practices were known to have undergone
scientific testings.
About 80% of the plants were collected from the wild and processed,
while 20% were cultivated in state farms and farmer cooperatives.
About 60–70% of the pharmaceutical preparations were directly based upon
herbal extracts.
In many medical institutions, the course in Phytotherapy (herbal
medicine) was an important part of the training program, not only for
pharmacy students, but for almost all medical and veterinary students.
Though most trained physicians were encouraged to know plants that are
used in therapeutic practices, they were not required to learn about the
traditional methods or rituals practiced in various communities.
The names and use of the plants, content of the active substances and
their actions in humans and animals were taught.
Research programs were established in various research institutes to
study clinical actions of the extracts, isolate and characterize the
active principles.
Many herbal products were available in hospitals and pharmacies with or
without physicians prescriptions.
In this paper a general view of the most frequently used (scientifically
and traditionally) Russian medicinal and aromatic plants in veterinary
practices is presented.
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