Abstract Farmers and herders often interface ethno-veterinary knowledge and modern veterinary to treat their livestock. Viability of livestock production in local communities is continuously under the threat due to different diseases including retained placenta. The current study documented medicinal plants used to treat retained placenta and associated diseases in Dinokana communities, North West Province, South Africa. Ethnobotanical data was collected using semi-structured interviews. The collected data was presented as percentages and frequencies, use-value, frequency of citation and cultural importance index. In the study area, 25 plants from 18 families were indicated as remedies for the treatment of retained placenta in cattle. Hypoxis hemerocallidea, Peltophorum africanum, Drimia sanguinea and Elephantorrhiza elephantina were the most cited plants. The most dominating life forms were herbs (40%) and shrubs (36%). The plant parts commonly preferred in the preparation of remedies for retained placenta included the roots (36%) and leaves (21%) and whole plant (18%). Poultice (68%), maceration (24%) and decoction (8%) were the three methods of preparation that were described by the participants. Most (68%) of plants were administered topically. As indicated by the participants, at least 20% of the 25 medicinal plants had multiple indications (uses) either as single-plant or poly-plant remedies against diseases in cattle. Apart from retained placenta in cattle, these plant remedies were used for constipation, intestinal parasites, anaemia, pain and inflammation as well as diarrhoea. The study unravelled the rich indigenous knowledge on plants with ethno-veterinary value among Dinokana communities. Further studies are needed in order to determine biological activities and safety as well as the chemical profiles for these documented plants especially for those currently lacking scientific evidence on their efficacies.

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用于治疗南非西北省 Dinokana 社区中牛的胎盘残留和相关疾病的民族兽医植物

摘要 农牧民经常将民族兽医知识和现代兽医相结合来治疗他们的牲畜。由于包括胎盘残留在内的不同疾病，当地社区的畜牧生产能力不断受到威胁。目前的研究记录了南非西北省 Dinokana 社区用于治疗胎盘残留和相关疾病的药用植物。使用半结构化访谈收集民族植物学数据。收集的数据以百分比和频率、使用价值、引用频率和文化重要性指数表示。在研究区，18 个科的 25 种植物被指定为治疗牛胎盘滞留的药物。Hypoxis hemerocallidea, Peltophorum Africanum, Drimia sanguinea 和象根是被引用最多的植物。最主要的生命形式是草本（40%）和灌木（36%）。在制备保留胎盘的药物时通常优选的植物部分包括根 (36%) 和叶子 (21%) 以及整株植物 (18%)。糊剂 (68%)、浸渍 (24%) 和煎剂 (8%) 是参与者描述的三种制备方法。大多数 (68%) 植物是局部给药的。正如参与者所指出的，在 25 种药用植物中，至少有 20% 具有多种适应症（用途），无论是作为单一植物还是多植物治疗牛的疾病。除了保留牛的胎盘外，这些植物疗法还用于治疗便秘、肠道寄生虫、贫血、疼痛和炎症以及腹泻。该研究揭示了恐龙族群中关于具有民族兽医价值的植物的丰富本土知识。需要进一步研究以确定这些已记录植物的生物活性和安全性以及化学特征，特别是对于目前缺乏关于其功效的科学证据的植物。