Ethno-veterinary medicines and livestock production in mushagashe small scale commercial farming area, masvingo
Journal Title: Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
This paper examined ethnoveterinary medicines and practices as cultural heritage in Mushagashe Small Scale Commercial Farming Area in Masvingo province It applied both quantitative and qualitative approaches to gather data A Semistructured questionnaire focus group discussions key informant interviews and participant observation were used SPSS version 16 and Excel software were used to analyse quantitative data while themes were developed for qualitative data Results show that the knowledge of common diseases diagnosis and medicines was dominated by males 80 50 of the age group above 60 years was more knowledgeable followed by the 35 60 years age group 35 while the least 15 were between 2535 years Those in the 2535 years category ridiculed and regarded traditional medicines as archaic The age group 36 60 years 625 were reluctant to share their knowledge while herbalists were secretive as a way of socially patenting it Only 10 respondents were aware of the toxicity levels while the majority 70 considered traditional medicines as safe and effective The study concluded that ethnoveterinary supersede modern veterinary practices in the area but lacks pharmaceutical validation and documentation It recommended the aligning of government policy on intellectual property rights and the validation to promote commercialisationKeywords Ethnoveterinary medicines Indigenous knowledge systems Livelihoods Traditional medicines Cultural heritage
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Manasa Sibanda, Tendai Chiuta
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