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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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 C Friant +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 +2 more
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Beyond Pollination: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) as Zootherapy Keystone Species [PDF]
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 +3 more
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The faunal drugstore: Animal-based remedies used in traditional medicines in Latin America [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2011 Zootherapy is the treatment of human ailments with remedies made from animals and their products. Despite its prevalence in traditional medical practices worldwide, research on this phenomenon has often been neglected in comparison to medicinal plant ...
Romulo Alves
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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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Therapeutic Role of Animals: A Comprehensive Literature Review on the Prevalent Forms and Species in Animal-Assisted Interventions [PDF]
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023 Animals have been valued and used to improve human physical and mental health since ancient times. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a complementary approach to traditional medicine, involving trained animals.
Dorota Szewczyk +5 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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Reptiles sold as traditional medicine in Xipamanine and Xiquelene Markets (Maputo, Mozambique) [PDF]
South African Journal of Science, 2016 Zootherapy plays a role in healing practices in Mozambican society. Although several studies have focused on ethnobotany and traditional medicine in the country, little research has been conducted on the use of reptiles in zootherapy.
Vivienne L. Williams +2 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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