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Usmanbhai Noorabhai Bhorania<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
District Rajkot<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
Gujarat<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
India<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
RENEWING OLD TIES<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
Revisiting our innovators<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
HBN met Usmanbhai in 2001 and knocked at his door again<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
Usmanbhai Noorabhai Bhorania Wankaner, District RajkotUsmanbhai (54) studied till 10th Standard. As a hobby he learned about how to heal humans and animals with herbs. He would experiment with any new information/practice he could get. Usmanbhai took primary veterinary healthcare training in Wankaner. He met with an accident two years back which restricted his mobility. He says, it has now become difficult for him to go around and search for the materials he needs for healing throughout the year. For example, the seeds of Palash (Butea monosperma) can be collected only in the late winter or early spring season in order to store them for later use. Usmanbhai says that these days people do not want to take this pain of collecting the plants because medicines are available everywhere whereas the material needed for these remedies is not available in any store and needs to be collected individually. Previously, veterinary health care was not available so easily. People had to walk miles to get their animals treated, so they used to go to herbal healers or seek home remedies to treat them. All the animals were kept in the courtyard. Therefore, in case they were restless, the family members would know immediately and seek help. The healers used to live with the animals but now a days it does not happen so. Allopathic medicines provide immediate relief so people do not used herbal medicines now, he says.Usmanbhai’s , Bhalgam, has a population of 2000-3000 and the Panchayat takes care of administrative matters. The pond in the supplies drinking water to two more s. A small seasonal rivulet named Boreu flows near the . The forest is scattered with scrubs like bawal (Acacia sp.) and also nearby. Cotton is the main crop grown here. The is around 25 km from the town Wankaner and is situated next to the highway. Agriculture and animal husbandry are the main occupation. Few have taken to drive autos to earn their living. As the area receives less rainfall, only rainfed cotton is sown at some places. The gets labour from outside (from Dahod and Godhra) only during the cotton picking season, otherwise they themselves take care of their agriculture. Maggot infested woundsOil extracted from Neem fruits (neem oil, limbodi oil) and cotton is used. A piece of cotton is soaked in the oil and then stuffed inside the maggot infested wound. The innovator says that the wound has to be tightly stuffed with the cotton so that there is no room for air. The maggots get asphyxiated and die or come out when the cotton is pulled out. Other rs know about this practice but do not use it because they do not get immediate results. Usmanbhai has taught people this practice but he says that people do not adopt it as modern medicine gives fast relief. Others use tirty oil (because of its bad smell repelling the insects) instead of Neem oil. Healing broken hornsThe healer uses Berjo (Pinus longifolia Roxb.) which yields the gummy tincture benzoin. He takes 300-400g of Berjo and grinds it, upon which it turns into a slimy liquid. The liquid is applied around the broken part which then is tied with a clean cotton cloth. The liquid stops bleeding and helps in healing the wound and the horn. The liquid is applied only once when the horn is bandaged. It takes around a week until the injury is completely healed. Usmanbhai reasons that as the paste is slimy it is a good binding agent. It helps in coagulating the blood and also in binding the broken parts together. His son who also is a pashuvaid (animal healer) makes use of this practice as well. AnoestrusAbout 250g of rye (Brassica juncea) seeds are mixed with the fodder for five to six days continuously. Usmanbhai says that rye helps to release the ovum and hence the animal comes to he He started using rye by intuition as he knew that rye is used in winter to bring warmth to the body and has high oil content. He thought that it may help to treat anoestrus in cattle and experimented on about 50 cattle. Finally, he concluded that this practice gives positive results. In the neighbouring s, people feed excreta of hens for the purpose. Some also feed boiled bajra (pearl millet). When people discuss their problems, he suggests to them to use rye seeds; and hence teaches and diffuses the practice. Ephemeral feverUsmanbhai used to boil one teaspoon ijmeth (menthol), 100g ajwain (bishops weed) and 100g jaggery in about half a litre of water. It was then administered to the animal, once a day for three days. He now uses kalonji seeds (Nigella sativa) mixed with jaggery and the other ingredients to give immediate relief. He had seen people using these for treatment of humans, so he thought that it could work for animals too. He noticed that it helps in digestion too. Skin disease/eczema/kharajwaUsmanbhai used to burn dried leaves of Palash (Butea monosperma) and mixed about 100g of the ash with groundnut oil/ghee to make a lotion out of it. He would apply this lotion on the affected part, twice a day till it healed up. Usmanbhai changed the practice and now mixes garlic with the other ingredients. He boils garlic cloves in oil and then mixes them with the ash of Palash. He then applies this lotion on the affected part. Usmanbhai started to use garlic because he noticed that it has a very pungent odour. When he got good results in some cases initially, he adopted the practice.GalactagogueUsmanbhai grinds about two kilograms of Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi seeds into powder for storage. About 50g of this powder is then mixed with the fodder and fed daily till the whole two kilos are consumed. In this practice also, he has started using kalonji (Nigella sativa). He says that he knew that kalonji is helpful in digestion, improves eyesight and increases haemologin. He feels that these positive effects help in lactation as well. He says that kalonji is “amrut” (elixir of life) for cattle. A study in dairy cows found Nigella sativa to have potential antibacterial properties (Azadi et al., 2011. American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences 6 (1): 31-34) -Ed. Yoke gallJuice extracted from jowar (Sorghum) leaves is applied on the affected part for 8-10 days. During this period, the affected animals should not draw ploughs or carts or any other heavy load.Foot and Mouth DiseaseLeaves of custard apple (Annona reticulata) are ground with a little water and then mixed with hing (Ferula asafetida). This paste is then applied on the hooves.Prolapse of uterusJuice is extracted from heena leaves (Lawsonia inermis) and mixed with ghee to make a lotion. This is applied on the part of the uterus protruding out. Then the uterus is maneuvered into its position by hand.Bone fracture Bark of Palash (Butea monosperma) is ground and applied on a broken limb. This is then cushioned with some cotton and bandaged neatly till it heals. Along with this, juice extracted from 100g leaves of aval (Cassia auriculata) is fed to the animals for 10-15 days.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
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