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Published in: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Research

Organic parasite control for poultry and rabbits in British Columbia, Canada

Authors: Cheryl Lans, Nancy Turner

Published in: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine | Issue 1/2011

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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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Metadata
Title
Organic parasite control for poultry and rabbits in British Columbia, Canada
Authors
Cheryl Lans
Nancy Turner
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1746-4269
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-7-21

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