Ethnoveterinary medicine refers to the beliefs, knowledge,
methods, practices and techniques used in the promotion of healthcare
and well-being for animals. Since the 1940s, antibiotics were fed to
livestock animals to boost their productivity by growing them bigger
faster and at a cheaper price. Nonetheless, over the years many
antibiotics which were once used successfully to attenuate or kill
disease-causing microorganisms have now become inefficacious.
Additionally, the number of antibiotic leads and novel antibiotics
proposed by pharmaceutical companies has stalled considerably. Hence,
there is an urgent need to provide newer classes of antibiotics or to
derive modern strategies to combat disease-causing microorganisms. This
chapter mentions 275 plant species used in different countries around
the world to treat infectious ailments in animals. Plants listed in this
chapter provide an indication of medicinal plants used in parts of
Africa such as in South Africa and Uganda; in Asia such as in India,
Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan; as well as in other countries such as
Brazil and Iran. Interestingly, the results of in vitro studies provide
valuable insights with respect to the antimicrobial properties of plants
used in traditional medicinal systems over the world. These results can
unlock diverse avenues for screening novel compounds, leads or even
plant extracts that can be successfully developed as antimicrobial
agents.
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