~ 314 ~ International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry 2024; SP-9(2): 314-319 ISSN: 2456-2912 VET 2024; SP-9(2): 314-319 © 2024 VET www.veterinarypaper.com Received: 07-12-2023 Accepted: 11-01-2024 R Yogeswari Assistant Professor , Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India P Mekala Associate Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Udumalaipettai, Tamil Nadu, India A Jagadeeswaran Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India N Punniyamurthy Retired Professor and Head, TANUVAS, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Corresponding Author: R Yogeswari Assistant Professor , Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India Traditional herbal preparation for gastro-enteritis in ruminants: A pharmacognostic review R Yogeswari, P Mekala, A Jagadeeswaran and N Punniyamurthy DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/veterinary.2024.v9.i2Se.1315 Abstract Inflammation of the intestinal mucosa causes enteritis which results in severe production loss. The treatment of enteritis with antibiotics, deleteriously alter the intestinal microflora, thereby interfering with competitive antagonism with the pathogenic bacteria. It also results in development of antibiotic resistance in microbes. The ethno-veterinary practices can provide useful alternatives for intensive animal health care. Hence in this review, antidiarrhoeal, anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, antimicrobial and prebiotic activities of the ethno-veterinary formulation that contains Cuminum cyminum, Papaver somniferum, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Piper nigrum, Curcuma longa, Ferula foetida, Allium cepa, Allium sativum and Murraya koenigii is evidenced by the peer reviewed scientific literature. Keywords: Enteritis, ethno-veterinary, anti-diarrheal, pre-biotic Introduction Enteritis has a huge impact on production performance and well being of the animals particularly, in early stage of rearing ruminants (Luiz et al., 2019) [19] . Use of antimicrobial agents is believed to be able to inhibit rumen fermentation through suppressing rumen microbes (Owens and Basalan, 2016) [27] . Overuse of antibiotics causes many problems such as the disturbance of intestinal microbes and antibiotic resistance (Phillips et al., 2004) [29] . Several reports showed that infections by antimicrobial resistant pathogens in humans may be linked to antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in food-producing animals (Magnusson et al., 2021) [53] . Plants are important source of therapeutic drugs and play a significant role in the survival of the tribal and ethnic communities (Rajesh et al., 2019) [33] . Moreover, medicinal plants can also play an important role against the insurgence of antibiotic resistance both directly for their antimicrobial activities and indirectly by minimizing the resistance against antibiotics (Kumar et al. 2017) [18] . Hence, the ethno-veterinary preparation formulated by Dr. N. Punniamurthy, Retired Professor, TANUVAS, which is widely used among the farmers, is Pharmacognostically reviewed. Enteritis Inflammation of the intestinal mucosa is enteritis which results in diarrhea and also sometimes causes dysentery, abdominal pain, dehydration and acid-base imbalance depending on the cause, severity and location. There are many causes for enteritis in farm animals and the disease varies considerably in its severity, depending upon the causative agent(s). The enteropathogens include bacteria (Salmonella spp., Enterotoxigenic E. coli, Clostridium perfringens (type B and C), Proteus, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis and Pseudomonas Spp,.) virus (Rota and corona virus, Bovine viral diarrhea, Corona virus, Rinderpest, Bovine malignant catarrh), fungi (Mycotic Candida spp.), protozoa and helminthes. Long term usage of antibacterial agents through oral route may alter the intestinal microflora and permit the development of super infection by organisms (Radostits et al., 2007) [31] .