Ethnoveterinary medicines used by smallholder farmers for treatment of goat ailments in Chikomba, Murewa, Gutu and Mwenezi districts of Zimbabwe: is there cultural consensus in use practices?
Ethnoveterinary medicines play a pivotal role in management of livestock ailments in rural communities of Zimbabwe. However, attention is warranted to ensure transparency in use practices, as well as to conserve and scientifically validate culturally important medicinal plant species such as Aloe vera and Lippia javanica.
Authors
- Lyndy Joy McGaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8447-0613)
- Prosper Jambwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4309-3342)
- Emmanuel T. Nyahangare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2076-6359)
- Alban Mugoti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0837-5272)
- Anderson Munengwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7339-3808)
- Steven Mandara
Institutions
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
- Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (ZA)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2025.119324
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.50