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Título: Medicinal animals used in ethnoveterinary practices of the 'Cariri Paraibano', NE Brazil
Autor: Souto, Wedson M. S.
Mourão, José S.
Barboza, Raynner R. D.
Mendonça, Lívia E. T.
Lucena, Reinaldo F. P.
Confessor, Maine V. A.
Vieira, Washington L. S.
Montenegro, Paulo F. G. P.
Lopez, Luiz C. S.
Alves, Rômulo R. N.
Data: 10-Out-2011
Editora: Springer Nature
Projeto: Paraiba State Universty (UEPB)/Programa de Incentivo à Pós-Graduação (PROPESQ) - 08711/2008 
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst/German Academic Exchange Service) 
CAPES 
Título da revista, periódico, livro ou evento: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Volume: 7
Número: 1
Resumo: Background: Zootherapy is important in various socio-cultural environments, and innumerous examples of the use of animal derived remedies can currently be found in many urban, semi-urban and more remote localities in all parts of the world, particularly in developing countries. However, although a number of ethnobiological inventories concerning the use of medicinal animals in human health care have been compiled in Brazil in recent years, zootherapeutic practices in ethnoveterinary medicine (EVM) are poorly described and neglected in favor of human ethnomedicine. In this sense, the purpose of this study was to describe the local zootherapeutic practices in ethnoveterinary medicine of semi-arid of NE Brazil (Caatinga biome) and to contribute to future research about the validation of the effects and side effects of these animal products Methods: The information obtained through semi-structured interviews was complemented by free interviews and informal conversations. A total of 67 people were interviewed (53 men and 14 women) about the use and commercialization of medicinal animals. To determine the relative importance of each local known species, their use-values (UV) were calculated. Diversity of species utilized was compared, between localities, using rarefaction curves and diversity estimate (Chao2) Results and Conclusions: A total of 44 animal species (37 vertebrates and 7 invertebrates), distributed among 6 taxonomic categories were found to be used to treat 30 different ailments in livestock and pets. The results of our surveys revealed a rich traditional knowledge of local residents about the use of animals in traditional veterinary medicine. Although it is gradually being discontinued, the perceived efficacy, economic and geographic accessibility were main reasons for popularity of zootherapy in studied areas.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/110009
ISSN: 1746-4269
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-7-30
Direitos: openAccess
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