Authors : Sumitra Debnath and Archana Hazarika
Page Nos : 27-49
Description :
Background: Ailments caused by bacteria, virus, fungus and parasite in small-scale and industrial livestock are becoming serious global health concern in Veterinary science. This ailments in animal can be cured with various classes of antibiotics, including beta-lactams, sulphonamide, aminoglycosides and macrolides. But overexpose to allopathic antibiotic led to antimicrobial resistance in infectious agent.
Purpose: This review will provide invaluable information regarding the different types of metabolic diseases,microbial infection in animal and their alternative treatment with phytotherapeutic agents classified by their mode of action.
Method: We reviewed antibacterial, antiviral, antiprotozoal, antioxidant & antineoplastic property of different plant & plant containing substances.
Result: Recent studies have revealed dietary herbal medicine containing phytochemical compound are effective and viable alternatives to pharmaceuticals because they are low-cost, effective, non-resistance-forming, inexhaustable, and economically friendly.
Conclusion: This review summarizes the available reports and evidence which support the use of plant and plant containing compounds for treatment of ailments.
