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| Title: | Traditional therapeutic uses of animals among tribal population of Tamil Nadu |
| Authors: | Solavan, A
Paulmurugan, R
Wilsanand, V
Sing, A J ARanjith |
| Keywords: | Animals
Archaeozoology
Ethnozoology
Tribals
Tamil Nadu
Zootherapy
Zooarchaeology |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2004 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: A61K 35/78; A61K 35/12; A61K 35/56 |
| Abstract: |
Studies on the
therapeutic use of animals and animal parts have been neglected compared to
plants. This paper presents the findings of an ethno-zoological study carried
out among nine tribes spread over four districts of Tamil Nadu, India. Detailed
information was obtained on the traditional therapeutic uses of sixteen
different animal species, consisting of mammals (6), birds (5), reptiles (2),
arthropods (2) and annelid (1), for the treatment of over 17 kinds of diseases
or ailments, including asthma, arthritis, epilepsy, paralysis, hydrocele and
leprosy. Community research to confirm the medicinal value of these traditional
remedies would go a long way leading to the discovery of novel drugs from bugs.
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| Page(s): | 198-205 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.03(2) [April 2004]
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