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| Title: | Traditional knowledge of sertanejos about Zootherapeutic practices used in ethnoveterinary medicine of NE Brazil |
| Authors: | Souto, Wedson Medeiros Silva
Barboza, Raynner Rilke Duarte
Mourão, José da Silva
Alves, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega |
| Keywords: | Ethnoveterinary Medicine
Traditional Medicine
Ethnozoology
Caatinga biome
Conservation |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61D, A61K, A61K 36/00, A23B |
| Abstract: | The
present paper analyzes animal-based remedies used in ethnoveterinary medicine
in a semi-arid area of Paraíba State (Caatinga biome) in NE
Brazil. Information was obtained through semi-structured
questionnaires applied to 32 local residents (24 men and 8 women) concerning
animal species used as remedies, the body parts used, and the illnesses for
which these remedies were prescribed. It is recorded the use of 13 animal
species (of which 7 were non-domestic) recommended for treating 18 illnesses. Ram
(Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758),
rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus
Linnaeus, 1758), and “teju” lizards (Tupinambis merianae (Duméril & Bibron,
1839)) were important medicinal resources for the community studied. The
examination of folk knowledge and animal health practices gives us a better
understanding of human interactions with their local environment and aids in
formulating appropriate strategies for natural resource conservation. |
| Page(s): | 259-265 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(2) [April 2012]
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