Schmid Kathrin, Ivemeyer Silvia, Vogl Christian, Klarer Franziska, Meier Beat, Hamburger Matthias, Walkenhorst Michael
Institute of Pharmacentical Biology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Forsch Komplementmed. 2012;19(3):125-36. doi: 10.1159/000339336. Epub 2012 Jun 15.
This study investigated the extent of traditional knowledge and use of homemade herbal remedies for livestock by farmers in 3 Swiss cantons (Aargau, Zurich, Schaffhausen). The study focused on organic farms.
At 21 farms, 24 farmers aged 36-83 years were interviewed with a semi-structured, detailed questionnaire. For each homemade herbal remedy, the plant species, mode of preparation, source of knowledge, and application were gathered. Satisfaction of the farmers with the application was estimated with the aid of a visual analogue scale.
Information on a total of 165 homemade remedies was collected of which 123 contained a single plant species only (homemade mono-species herbal remedies, HMHR). The 123 HMHR were selected for this paper. They corresponded to 150 different applications and originated from 43 plant species from 30 families. Plants belonging to the families of Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, and Apiaceae were used most frequently. The single most applied species were Matricaria recutita L., Calendula officinalis L., Symphytum officinale L., and Coffea arabica L. For each formulation, 1-4 different applications were mentioned, most of them for cattle. The main applications were skin alterations and sores, gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases as well as infertility and diseases of the female genitalia. Approximately half of the applications were used during the last 12 months prior to the interview.
This study shows that HMHR are used by Swiss farmers for the treatment of different livestock diseases. In general, the farmers were satisfied with the outcome of the applications.
本研究调查了瑞士3个州（阿尔高州、苏黎世州、沙夫豪森州）农民的传统知识以及他们对自制草药用于家畜治疗的使用情况。该研究聚焦于有机农场。
在21个农场，对24名年龄在36至83岁之间的农民进行了半结构化的详细问卷调查。对于每一种自制草药，收集了植物种类、制备方法、知识来源和应用情况。借助视觉模拟量表评估农民对应用效果的满意度。
共收集到165种自制疗法的信息，其中123种仅包含单一植物种类（自制单一物种草药疗法，HMHR）。本文选取了这123种HMHR。它们对应150种不同的应用，源自30个科的43种植物。菊科、唇形科和伞形科的植物使用最为频繁。应用最多的单一物种是母菊、金盏花、聚合草和阿拉伯咖啡。对于每种配方，提到了1至4种不同的应用，其中大多数用于牛。主要应用于皮肤病变和溃疡、胃肠及代谢疾病以及不孕症和雌性生殖器疾病。大约一半的应用是在访谈前的最后12个月内使用的。
本研究表明，瑞士农民使用自制单一物种草药疗法治疗不同的家畜疾病。总体而言，农民对应用效果感到满意。
