Plants used in ethno-veterinary medicine by halam tribe settled in hailakandi district of southern assam, India

A survey work was carried out to study the Ethnoveterinary uses of plants by the Halam tribe of Hailakandi district of Southern Assam. Field visits have been conducted from January 2013 to July 2013. Ethnoveterinary information was gathered through individual interviews and observations with the tribe under study. A total of 30 species of Ethnoveterinary importance medicinal plants belongs to 23 families were recorded in the study area with the help of Ethnoveterinary traditional healers. Among the plant parts used by the selected tribe, leaves, flower, fruit, bark, bulb, rhizome, roots are most commonly used for the preparation of medicine for the treatment of domestic animals. The present paper deals with the some of the common plant species with their scientific name, family, local names, parts used, mode of preparation and medicinal use for curing diseases.