Manuka honey is the best known product derived from the manuka tree. It has been used not only as a food but also to treat wounds which did not close despite being treated in conventional ways. For this it has proved to be highly effective. Now the essential oil is available to us so my [...]
This morning when we went out it was still dark, but Salma went straight to a particular plant which she began to chew on avidly. After a couple of minutes of dedicated chewing she stepped away and began to retch. Then she vomited up a small amount of white foam. She had shown no signs [...]
We have been using turmeric powder in zoopharmacognosy for a long time now but recently the essential oil has become more readily available. If you would like to find out more about the properties of this oil and how it may help the animals we work with, please click on the link below. TURMERIC EO [...]
Celery seed Apium graveolens General information Non-toxic Non-irritant Possibly sensitization Uses Arthritis Rheumatism Gout Digestive system Liver congestion Glandular problems Milk flow Neuralgia Precautions Avoid during pregnancy Celery belongs to the Apiaceae family. The plant is native to southern Europe but is widely grown as a vegetable. The essential oil is obtained by steam distillation [...]
This paper has just been published and it may be worthwhile taking a look at it. It does not say anything new about applied zoopharmacognosy but the more information available the better. What_is_Zoopharmacognosy
This morning I did a zoopharma session with Salma. This is the third session since she arrived three months ago. Rose Otto: Looks at bottle, licks, tail wags, moves closer, close sniff right up to bottle and then moved away to about 2m. I closed bottle. 10cm. Angelica Root. Mouth smacks. Sniffs focusing on bottle [...]
Last night I noticed that Salma was nibbling at a hind paw. On examination I discovered that the right hind paw was red and inflamed between the pads. She may have stood on something which irritated it but was not apparent at the time. I put a few drops on German Chamomile in between the [...]
April 15th Today we picked up Salma, the new member of the family. This is the first time that we have taken an adult dog who had a home but didn’t know us beforehand. Three of the dogs we have had came to us when their owners died, but we knew them before. Our first [...]
While digging to redirect rain water we discovered that under the top soil there was a layer of white clay. The "inspectors of works" came to do their job and it was not long before they found the clay. They immediately began to lick both the soil and the tools which had clay on them. [...]
Yesterday a member of the Mexico zoopharmacognosy group had a query about a little dog that she is working with. She noticed that on recent walks this dog, who has digestive complaints, was eating mezquite pods. Further investigation revealed that mezquite does indeed have properties which have been used traditionally in cases of digestive upsets. [...]