Medicinal plants offer a promising solution to growing concerns about antibiotic resistance and environmental harm caused by synthetic drugs. These plants produce bioactive compounds with proven analgesic, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties, effectively addressing various animal ailments. Scientific research combined with evidence-based plant-based medicines opens avenues for safer, more efficient treatments.

To evaluate their efficacy, researchers induce conditions like diabetes, tumors, wounds, and arthritis in lab animals to test plant extracts for potential drug development. Medicinal herbs also treat bacterial, viral, and parasitic disorders and are beneficial for infertility, skin, kidney, respiratory, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal issues. Additionally, certain plants function as galactagogues for cattle and growth promoters in poultry.

This book bridges traditional knowledge and modern research, providing a comprehensive overview of medicinal plants' therapeutic principles, safe use, and clinical applications. Clear explanations of plant identification, pharmacologic effects, and practical uses aim to guide readers in applying these remedies in animal care practices. It serves as a valuable resource for integrating traditional medicine with contemporary science, preserving the legacy of animal healthcare while advancing research and practical applications.

Santwana Palai: has a specialization in Vascular Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Ethnopharmacology. She is a knowledgeable scientific orator. She is trained for analysis of bioactive compounds for development of high-value products and oriented on Laboratory animal Sciences. She has published 22 research papers, 25 review articles in journals, 31 popular articles in magazines, and 27 book chapters of international repute like Springer, Wiley, etc. She has been a resource person in 23 technical meetings and presented 19 oral and 17 poster presentations at national conferences. She has written 53 conference papers and orated 9 TV shows and radio talks in vernacular language for the benefit of practicing veterinarians and farmers too. She is acting as Principal Investigator for funding under the scheme “Collaborative Research Grant in Biotechnology” on “Wound healing efficacy of green nanoparticles in diabetic mice model” in collaboration with the Institute of Life Sciences, BBSR. She visualizes Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology as a sound platform for understanding drug action, its mechanism, and therapeutic effects in target animal species and mitigating the toxic effects of all chemical drugs/ toxicants and herbal products with a thorough understanding of aspects of toxicology.

She aims to popularize alternate medication especially herbal medicaments through scientific validation, to decrease antimicrobial resistance, reduce residues of allopathic drugs in animal tissues and products along with providing cheap and safe treatments to livestock. She works keenly on natural product chemistry for novel therapeutic approaches.

Part I – Introduction and General Concepts

1. Herbal Remedies for Animal Diseases
   Santwana Palai, Arpita Priyadarshini

Part II – Medicinal Plants for Specific Diseases

A. Metabolic and Systemic Disorders

1. Medicinal Plants Effective in Diabetes in Animals
   Arpita Shrivastava, Neeraj Shrivastava, P.K. Singh, A.K. Niranjan, Namrata Upadhyay
2. Medicinal Plants Effective in Tumour in Animals
   Nisha A.R., Varsha B., Archana A., Sudhakar S.
3. Medicinal Plants Effective in Arthritis in Animals
   Vandana Singh, Anuj Singh

B. Infectious Diseases

1. Medicinal Plants Effective Against Bacterial Diseases in Animals
   Priyadarshini Sahoo, Sonali Sahoo
2. Medicinal Plants Effective Against Viral Diseases in Animals
   P. Mekala
3. Medicinal Plants Effective in Fungal Diseases in Animals
   Vandana Singh, Anuj Singh
4. Medicinal Plants Effective Against Internal Parasites in Animals
   Sujith S.
5. Medicinal Plants Effective Against External Parasites in Animals
   Suja Rani S., Vadlakunata Chetana, Pooja Krishna, Sona Shaji

C. Organ System Disorders

1. Medicinal Plants Effective in Gastrointestinal System Disorders in Animals
   Jeevan Ranjan Dash
2. Medicinal Plants Effective in Cardiovascular System Disorders in Animals
   Matsyagandha K. Patil
3. Medicinal Plants Effective in Respiratory Disorders in Animals
   R.D. Singh, SantwanaPalai, Sarita Devi, Abhishek Gupta
4. Medicinal Plants Effective in Kidney Disorders in Animals
   V.N. Sarvaiya, K.A. Sadariya, S.K. Bhavsar
5. Medicinal Plants Effective in Central Nervous System Disorders in Animals
   Nisha A.R., Varsha B., Archana A., Sudhakar S., Pooja Krishna
6. Medicinal Plants Effective in Skin Disorders in Animals
   K.K. Sardar, SatyajitaSadangi, S.K. Abdul Rashid

D. Reproductive and Production Conditions

1. Medicinal Plants Effective in Infertility in Bovines
   Anil Kumar Nahak, JagyaseniMeher, M. Sudhakar Reddy, Samapika Mahapatra, Ritun Patra
2. Medicinal Plants Effective as Galactogogues
   Pallavi Bhardwaj
3. Medicinal Plants Effective as Growth Promoters of Livestock
   Nibedita Nayak, Amiya Ranjan Sahu, Anuj Singh

Part III – Special Topics

1. Medicinal Plants Effective in Wounds in Animals
   Sushma Ghadigaonkar
2. Medicinal Plants Effective in Different Toxicities of Livestock
   Sheen Tukra, Pawan Kumar Verma