The mollusks in zootherapy: traditional medicine and clinical-pharmacological importance [PDF]
The use of animals as sources of medicines is a cross-cultural phenomenon that is historically ancient and geographically widespread. This article reviews the use of mollusks in traditional medicine and discusses the clinical and pharmacological ...
Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto
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The Use of Shells of Marine Molluscs in Spanish Ethnomedicine: A Historical Approach and Present and Future Perspectives. [PDF]
González JA, Vallejo JR.
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Ethnozoology: Animals In Our Lives
This book represents the first book about this discipline, providing a discussion of key themes on human-animal interactions and their implications, along with recent major advances in research. Humans share the world with a bewildering variety of other animals, and have interacted with them in different ways.
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ETHNOZOOLOGY- FAUNAL DIVERSITY IN FOLKLORES OF SHEKHAWATI, RAJASTHAN
Background- The body of knowledge, practice, and belief regarding the relationships between living things, including humans, and their environment that has been passed down through the generations via cultural transmission and evolved through adaptive processes is known as traditional ecological knowledge. It is also considered to be a part of cultural
Shikha Soni +2 more
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Social representation of reptiles: an ethnozoological approach
Ethnozoology can be used as an important tool for reaching information about reptiles and other animals. This ethnozoological study was developed in the city os Campina Grande in the state os Paraíba to investigate the popular knowledge, as well as beliefs, myths and superstitions regarding reptiles. The data were gathered through questionnaires, which
Silva Araujo, Diego Filipe +1 more
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Animals and animal products as medicines: A survey of Epie-Atissa and Ogbia people of Bayelsa State, Nigeria [PDF]
Context: The importance of traditional medicine cannot be over emphasized as a quarter of prescription drugs globally are natural based. In this type of medicine, plants are mixed together or are sometimes used in combination with other materials such as
Gideon O. Alade +2 more
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Ukuran Morfometrik dan Meristik pada Trenggiling Jawa (Manis Javanica Desmarest, 1822) dari Pulau Sumatera, Jawa, dan Kalimantan [PDF]
Trenggiling jawa (Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822) sebagai satwa yang ilindungi dengan status terancam punah, saat inimengalami tekanan karena perburuan yang tidak terbatas.
Sawitry, R. (Reny) +1 more
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Faunal Remains from Four Late Prehistoric Sites in Northeastern Ohio [PDF]
Prehistoric faunal remains from four Whittlesey Phase (Late Prehistoric) sites in northeastern Ohio (Cuyahoga and Lake Co.) are analyzed. Maize agriculture is believed to have been more important at the South Park Site, the Fairport Harbor and Reeve ...
Murphy, James L., 1941-
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Ethnoscientific expertise and knowledge specialisation in 55 traditional cultures. [PDF]
Lightner AD, Heckelsmiller C, Hagen EH.
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IntroductionLocal Ecological Knowledge (LEK) regarding apex predators, such as crocodilians, is crucial for understanding human–wildlife dynamics and supporting conservation strategies.
Rafael Sá Leitão Barboza +6 more
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