Zootherapy as a potential pathway for zoonotic spillover: a mixed-methods study of the use of animal products in medicinal and cultural practices in Nigeria [PDF]
One Health Outlook, 2022 Background Understanding how and why people interact with animals is important for the prevention and control of zoonoses. To date, studies have primarily focused on the most visible forms of human-animal contact (e.g., hunting and consumption), thereby ...
Sagan Friant +2 more
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Zootherapy as traditional therapeutic strategy in the Cholistan desert of Bahawalpur‐Pakistan [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023 The use of traditional medicines has tremendously increased over the past few decades. Approximately 80% of the world's population relies on traditional medicines for their primary healthcare needs because of their cost effectiveness and efficiency with ...
Saeed Ahmad +2 more
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Zoopharmacology: A Way to Discover New Cancer Treatments [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2020 Zoopharmacognosy is the multidisciplinary approach of the self-medication behavior of many kinds of animals. Recent studies showed the presence of antitumoral secondary metabolites in some of the plants employed by animals and their use for the same ...
Eva María Domínguez-Martín +3 more
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Traditional Uses of Animals in the Himalayan Region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Background: The use of animals and animal-derived products in ethnopharmacological applications is an ancient human practice that continues in many regions today.
Maryam Faiz +6 more
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Use of Animal-Derived Products for Medicinal and Belief-Based Purposes in Urban Cities of Southwestern Nigeria: A One Health Perspective [PDF]
AnimalsZootherapy is a significant component of traditional medicine in many parts of the world. This study investigated the therapeutic and belief-based use of wildlife in urban settings in Southwest Nigeria, assessing its potential implications for One Health.
Samuel N. Akpan +15 more
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Ethnopharmacological uses of fauna among the people of central Punjab, Pakistan [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionThe utilization of fauna and fauna-based byproducts in ethnomedicinal usages has been a longstanding human activity, practiced across various cultures worldwide.
Abdul Majid Khan +18 more
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Beyond Pollination: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) as Zootherapy Keystone Species
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 The keystone species concept is a useful ecological concept to explain how some species exert a strong force on their community structure; this paper strives to expand the definition to include species that are used in zootherapy, i.e., the use of ...
August Easton-Calabria
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Healing with Risks: How Zoonotic Potential Influences the Use of Wild Mammals in Traditional Medicine [PDF]
PathogensMost infectious diseases affecting humans are zoonotic in origin, with mammals serving as the main reservoirs. Frequent interactions between humans and animals, especially in the context of their use for food, medicine, and other purposes, pose ...
Heliene Mota Pereira +5 more
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Wildlife as Food and Medicine in Brazil: A Neglected Zoonotic Risk? [PDF]
PathogensThe practice of consuming wild fauna in Brazil is both culturally and socioeconomically questionable. Wild animals and their byproducts are sought for nutritional, medicinal, and/or supernatural reasons, with some taxa (e.g., songbirds) being kept as ...
Caio Graco Zeppelini +5 more
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Mild histological distortions in rat organs after a 14-day oral exposure to the slime extract of African giant land snails [PDF]
Toxicology ReportsObjective: Snail slime possesses various pharmacological activities that are becoming attractive for zootherapy, thereby necessitating the profiling of its safety and toxicity.
Damilare E. Rotimi +7 more
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