Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Organic parasite control for poultry and rabbits in British Columbia, Canada.
- Journal:
- Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Lans, Cheryl & Turner, Nancy
- Affiliation:
- cher2lans@netscape.net
- Species:
- rabbit
Abstract
Plants used for treating endo- and ectoparasites of rabbits and poultry in British Columbia included Arctium lappa (burdock), Artemisia sp. (wormwood), Chenopodium album (lambsquarters) and C. ambrosioides (epazote), Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle), Juniperus spp. (juniper), Mentha piperita (peppermint), Nicotiana sp. (tobacco), Papaver somniferum (opium poppy), Rubus spp. (blackberry and raspberry relatives), Symphytum officinale (comfrey), Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion), Thuja plicata (western redcedar) and Urtica dioica (stinging nettle).
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