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.

1. Herbal Remedies for Animal Diseases by Santwana Palai and Arpita Priyadarshini

2. Medicinal Plants Effective in Diabetes in Animals by Arpita Shrivastava, Neeraj Shrivastava, P.K. Singh, A.K. Niranjan and Namrata Upadhyay

3. Medicinal Plants Effective in Tumour in Animals by Nisha, A.R., Varsha B., Archana, A.and Sudhakar, S.

4. Medicinal Plants Effective in Wounds in Animals by Sushma Ghadigaonkar

5. Medicinal Plants Effective in Arthritis in Animals by Vandana Singh and Anuj Singh

6. Medicinal Plants Effective Against Bacterial Diseases in Animals by Priyadarshini Sahoo and Sonali Sahoo

7. Medicinal Plants Effective Against Viral Diseases in Animals by P. Mekala

8. Medicinal Plants Effective in Fungal Diseases in Animals by Vandana Singh, Anuj Singh

9. Medicinal Plants Effective Against Internal Parasites in Animals by Sujith S

10. Medicinal Plants Effective Against External Parasites in Animals by Suja Rani S, Vadlakunata Chetana, Pooja Krishna, Sona Shaji

11. Medicinal Plants Effective in Gastrointestinal System Disorders in Animals by Jeevan Ranjan Dash

12. Medicinal Plants Effective in Cardiovascular System Disorders in Animals by Matsyagandha K Patil

13. Medicinal Plants Effective in Respiratory Disorders in Animals by R.D. Singh, Santwana Palai, Sarita Devi, and Abhishek Gupta

14. Medicinal Plants Effective in Kidney Disorders in Animals by V. N. Sarvaiya, K.A. Sadariya and S.K. Bhavsar

15. Medicinal Plants Effective in Central Nervous System Disorders in Animals by Nisha A.R., Varsha B., Archana A., Sudhakar S and Pooja Krishna          

16. Medicinal Plants Effective in Skin Disorders in Animals by K..K. Sardar, Satyajita Sadangi, S.K. Abdul Rashid

17. Medicinal Plants Effective in Infertility in Bovines by Anil Kumar Nahak, Jagyaseni Meher, M Sudhakar Reddy, Samapika Mahapatra and Ritun Patra

18. Medicinal Plants Effective as Galactogogues by Pallavi Bhardwajff

19. Medicinal Plants Effective as Growth Promoters of Livestock by Nibedita Nayak, Amiya Ranjan Sahuand Anuj Singh

20. Medicinal Plants Effective in Different Toxicities of Livestock by Sheen Tukra and Pawan Kumar Verma