9 1 ANIMALS – 9.10 - CONTROLLING PARASITES WITH HERBAL REMEDIES

 

ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY

9 1 ANIMALS – 9.10 -  CONTROLLING PARASITES WITH HERBAL REMEDIES 

 

Sweet flag Acorus calamus) can be used to treat fowls against lice, but also to reduce house fly populations. Also flea, lice .

FIGURE 9.10 - USING SWEET FLAG AGAINST PARASITES

Herbal medicines are widely used in many countries. Some traditional farming communities have a vast knowledge of local plants and their healing properties. Plants can definitely support the healing process, even if they do not eliminate the germ of the disease directly. Still, farmers should not forget to identify the cause of the disease and also to re-think their management practises. For parasite problems, changing the living conditions or the management of pastures will be more effective in the long run than any treatment.

Example: Using Sweet Flag against parasites

One example to use an herbal remedy against parasites is sweet flag (Acorus calamus). This plant grows both in tropical as well as subtropical regions and is found on the banks of rivers and lakes and in swampy ditches or marshes. The powdered dried rhizomes (thick root parts) act as an effective insecticide against fowl lice, fleas and house flies.

 

Treating fowls infested by lice: Use around 15 g of powdered rhizome for an adult bird. For dusting the bird with the powder, hold it by its feet upside down so that the feathers open and the dust will work its way to the skin. The treatment is reported as being safe to the birds. The sweet flag powder is also reported to be effective against house flies when dusted on fresh cow dung infested by fly maggots. It further shall protect new-born calves of vermin infection if washed with a water infusion.

Attention! Herbal remedies against parasites can also have a toxic effect on the farm animals! Therefore it is important to know the appropriate dose and application method!

Sweet flag Acorus calamus) can be used to treat fowls against lice, but also to reduce house fly populations. Also flea, lice .

KOZI YA KILIMO HAI KILIMO-UCHUMI

9 WANYAMA 1 – 9.10 - KUDHIBITI VIUMBE KWA DAWA ZA MIMEA

Dawa za mitishamba hutumiwa sana katika nchi nyingi. Baadhi ya jumuiya za wakulima wa jadi wana ujuzi mkubwa wa mimea ya ndani na sifa zake za uponyaji. Mimea inaweza kuunga mkono mchakato wa uponyaji, hata ikiwa haiondoi vijidudu vya ugonjwa moja kwa moja. Hata hivyo, wakulima hawapaswi kusahau kutambua sababu ya ugonjwa huo na pia kufikiria upya mbinu zao za usimamizi. Kwa matatizo ya vimelea, kubadilisha hali ya maisha au usimamizi wa malisho itakuwa na ufanisi zaidi kwa muda mrefu kuliko matibabu yoyote.

Mfano: Kutumia Bendera Tamu dhidi ya vimelea

Mfano mmoja wa kutumia dawa ya mitishamba dhidi ya vimelea ni bendera tamu (Acorus calamus). Mmea huu hukua katika maeneo ya kitropiki na ya kitropiki na hupatikana kwenye ukingo wa mito na maziwa na kwenye mitaro yenye kinamasi au mabwawa. Mizizi iliyokaushwa ya unga (sehemu mnene za mizizi) hufanya kama dawa bora ya kuua wadudu dhidi ya chawa wa ndege, viroboto na nzi wa nyumbani.

 

Kutibu ndege walioshambuliwa na chawa: Tumia karibu 15 g ya rhizome ya unga kwa ndege aliyekomaa. Kwa kunyunyiza ndege na unga, ushikilie kwa miguu yake chini ili manyoya yafunguke na vumbi lifanye kazi kwenye ngozi. Matibabu hayo yanaripotiwa kuwa salama kwa ndege hao. Poda hiyo tamu ya bendera pia inaripotiwa kuwa na ufanisi dhidi ya nzi wa nyumbani wanapopakwa vumbi kwenye kinyesi kipya cha ng'ombe kilichovamiwa na funza. Zaidi ya hayo, italinda ndama wachanga wa maambukizi ya wadudu ikiwa itaoshwa kwa kuingizwa kwa maji.

Makini! Dawa za mitishamba dhidi ya vimelea pia zinaweza kuwa na athari ya sumu kwa wanyama wa shambani! Kwa hiyo ni muhimu kujua kipimo sahihi na njia ya maombi!