Organic parasite control for poultry and rabbits in British Columbia, Canada
Date
2011-07-14
Authors
Lans, Cheryl
Turner, Nancy
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Publisher
BioMed Central
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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BioMed Central
Keywords
poultry, rabbits, ethnoveterinary medicine, ectoparasites, endoparasites, British Columbia
Citation
Lans and Turner: Organic parasite control for poultry and rabbits in British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2011 7:21.