4. Recourse to Traditional Versus Modern Medicine for Cattle and People in Sidama, Ethiopia

Parallels between zootherapeutic practices in ethnoveterinary and human complementary medicine in northeastern Brazil

“…This view is supported by our results and by previous papers in ethnobotany, and corroborates the observation made by Ghirotti (1996) that there are no clear divisions between veterinary and human medicines in most traditional societies. Previous studies have shown that many plants used in ethnoveterinary medicine are also used to treat human diseases.…”

Herbal usage and informant consensus in ethnoveterinary management of cattle diseases among the Kikuyus (Central Kenya)

“…These results support other studies which have revealed that in most traditional societies, there is no clear division between veterinary and human medicine (Ghirotti, 1996).…”

“…For many years stockraising has been an important part of livelihood and culture in Sub-Saharan Africa especially (Ghirotti, 1996). Livestock diseases play a major role in African countries in particular because unlike in other continents all five most important livestock diseases occur here (Van Veen, 1996), with anaplasmosis and Theileriosis being endemic in sub-humid Africa (Msellati and Tachers, 1991).…”

Medicinal Animals in Ethnoveterinary Practices: A World Overview

“…Our results support other studies noted that most traditional societies make no clear division between veterinary and human medicine (Ghirotti 1996).…”