Re: Simple treatment for mange.

Elizabeth Naime <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Zotin, thanks! I, like some others who asked, have a breed in which
> ivermectin sensitivity is a concern. While I hope sarcops never makes an
> appearance in my household, if it does I may be treating it without
> ivermectin and I'll take all the help I can get.
> 
> Could you please list the ingredients? They may be gobbledegook now, but
> interested parties could attempt to translate them, perhaps through a
> herbalist newsgroup or web site. I'm interested to know what herbal
> extracts are involved, and it can be important to know what exactly is
> in an over-the-counter remedy (including herbal ones) to make sure it
> won't interfere with other medications the dog is getting, and
> vice-versa.
> 
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> Only know that there is no spork.

Ingredients of "HSD Ointment" :

Piyamard (Melia Aadirachta)  13.33%
Mussabar (Aloe Vera)         13.33%
Sitabra  (Anona Squamosa)    13.33%
Cream base                    q.s.

I should have read the names more carefully and seen that scientific
Latin names are also given along with the Indian names. Like millions
of other members of minority races in India, I know perhaps a dozen
words in Hindi, the majority language. When I glanced at the
unfamiliar names earlier, I assumed that they were all in Hindi. A
quick research turned up the following (you may already know about
some or all of them) :

1. Aadirachta is probably a variant or misspelling of Azadirachta
which is commonly called "neem" in India. Though these trees are not
native to my state, I have several of them growing in my front and
back yards. The leaves have a clear bitter taste which some people
like either alone or as flavouring for other foods. It's also said to
be good for lowering blood sugar levels in diabetics. I think plains
Indians use them as insect repellants.

2. Aloe vera is a popular pot plant whose juice is used in cosmetics
and medicine.

3. Anona (Annona) squamosa is the tree of the edible custard apple.

-Zotin