Sevuttu Noi or oozing of pus from earlobes
Animals especially calves of buffalo noticed with pus from ears is locally known as
‘Sevuttu noi’ disease. It is treated with the extract of bark of white flowered Neerium
(100 gm), gandhari chilli (small size capsicum fruits 12 number) after grinding has to be
mixed in 100 ml of milk and poured into the ears. This treatment has to be performed
twice a week and continued for 2 weeks.
Diarrhea in calves
Bark of Suduvenai maram (?), Vengai maram (Pterocarpus marsupium), mathimaram
(Terminalia arjuna), Negamaram (?), Vagai (Albizia lebbeck) and garlic (Allium
sativum), ginger (Zingiber officinale), black pepper (Piper nigrum), cumin (Cuminum
syminum) are to be taken in 2 litres of milk in a mud pot. This will lead to precipitation
and become curd. After that daily butter milk and onion are to be added. From the whole
lot of 50 ml of liquid is taken and administered orally for 8 days. This practice arrest
watery diarrhea and the dung will become solid state.
For management of servicing bulls
In this forest village farmers maintain, indigenous type of cattle called ‘Bargur’ and
‘Malaimadu’. ‘Bargur’ breed has white tinges in red coloured background locally called
‘semmari’. For grey coloured type they call “Malaimadu” type. For developing good
quality animals bulls are carefully selected and maintained. In order to increase the
vigour and maintaining its serviceability the following treatments are followed.
• For ‘Semmari’ type (Bargur cattle breed) of bulls, flowers of Senbagam
(Michelia champaca) (3 numbers), matured coconut (3 numbers), raw rice (1 kg),
jaggery (500 gm) are to be ground and then banana (‘monthan’ variety 3
numbers), grapes (500 gm), cow ghee (100 ml) are to be added in 3 litres of milk
and thoroughly mixed together and administered orally. This has to be performed
on Sunday and once in a year.
• For grey coloured bull (Malaimadu cattle type) flowers of Kattamalli
aliassendumalli, Athamakkarai, Kamsakkarai (1 rhizome of tuber),
Mathamasakkarai (3 rhizome), Bhoomi sakkarai ( 1 rhizome), matured Coconut
(3 numbers), raw rice 1 kg, Jaggery 500 gm, cow ghee 100 ml are added in 3
litres of milk and mixed together thoroughly. This has to be administered orally
only once in a year in a Sunday.
While giving this treatment the bull should not be allowed for service on the day of
treatment.
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