Ethnoveterinary practices of Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania
| Autor: | Nóra Papp, Lajos Balogh, Sámuel Gergely Bartha, Cassandra L. Quave |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Male Veterinary Medicine Cultural Studies Health (social science) Livestock Swine Population Ethnoveterinary medicine Covasna law.invention Health(social science) Interviews as Topic law Animals Humans Horses Traditional knowledge education Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Hungary Cultivated plant taxonomy Plants Medicinal Sheep Traditional medicine biology Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all) business.industry Romania Székelys Research Aristolochia clematitis Middle Aged biology.organism_classification Geography Herbarium Complementary and alternative medicine Cattle Female Pharmacopoeia Medicine Traditional General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |
| ISSN: | 1746-4269 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13002-015-0020-8 |
| Popis: | Background Ethnoveterinary medicine is a topic of growing interest among ethnobiologists, and is integral to the agricultural practices of many ethnic groups across the globe. The ethnoveterinary pharmacopoeia is often composed of ingredients available in the local environment, and may include plants, animals and minerals, or combinations thereof, for use in treating various ailments in reared animals. The aim of this study was to survey the current day ethnoveterinary practices of ethnic Hungarian (Székely) settlements situated in the Erdővidék commune (Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania) and to compare them with earlier works on this topic in Romania and other European countries. Methods Data concerning ethnoveterinary practices were collected through semi-structured interviews and direct observation in 12 villages from 2010 to 2014. The cited plant species were collected, identified, dried and deposited in a herbarium. The use of other materials (e.g. animals, minerals and other substances) were also documented. Data were compared to earlier reports of ethnoveterinary knowledge in Transylvania and other European countries using various databases. Results In total, 26 wild and cultivated plants, 2 animals, and 17 other substances were documented to treat 11 ailments of cattle, horses, pigs, and sheep. The majority of applications were for the treatment of mastitis and skin ailments, while only a few data were reported for the treatment of cataracts, post-partum ailments and parasites. The traditional uses of Armoracia rusticana, Rumex spp., powdered sugar and glass were reported in each village. The use of some plant taxa, such as Allium sativum, Aristolochia clematitis, and Euphorbia amygdaloides was similar to earlier reports from other Transylvanian regions. Conclusions Although permanent veterinary and medical services are available in some of the villages, elderly people preferred the use of wild and cultivated plants, animals and other materials in ethnoveterinary medicine. Some traditional ethnoveterinary practices are no longer in use, but rather persist only in the memories of the eldest subset of the population. A decline in the vertical transmission of ethnoveterinary knowledge was evident and loss of practice is likely compounded by market availability of ready-made pharmaceuticals. |
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