Volume 133, Issue 2, 27 January 2011, Pages 474–479
Abstract
Aim of the study
This study aims at a comprehensive analysis of ethnoveterinary treatment in the cattle-raising section of Sanrimgyeongje
which covers 12 different volumes of literature including 4 Korean and 8
Chinese literatures from the 7th to the 18th century, with a special
attention to the treatments for cattle diseases.
Materials and methods
The
above mentioned literature was analyzed through several steps:
translation of the Chinese text into Korean, identification of diseases,
verification of medicinal materials and confirmation of scientific
names.
Results
As recorded in
the thirteen references, this study shows that there are 143 medicinal
materials which have been used as therapies for cattle diseases. Of
these, 55 plant species belonging to 52 genera in 29 families had 100
modes of usages, while one species of fungus was used in one way.
Likewise, 11 species of animals belonging to 11 genera in 10 families
were utilized in 18 different methods. Lastly, 9 kinds of inorganic
matters were used in 11 ways with another 4 kinds being useful in 14
different ways. Consequently, each of rinderpests, murrains, and hooves
has been treated, respectively with 14, 10 and 3 types of medicinal
decoctions made from 35, 18 and 15 kinds of medicinal materials.
Conclusion
This
diversified usage of various medicinal materials is incomparable to the
modern ethnoveterinary investigation which tends to focus strictly in
plants. If additional studies were to be conducted on these treatments
and all the medicinal materials used within them, various new treatments
and medicines can be developed to supplement the pharmacopoeia of
contemporary veterinary medicine.
Graphical abstract
Keywords
- Ethnoveterinary treatment;
- Sanrimgyeongje;
- Medicinal decoctions;
- Cattle diseases;
- Literature
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