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Mediterranean Zootherapy: A Historical to Modern Perspective
2012Animals have been used as a source of human medicine for millennia. In the Mediterranean, these ancient practices were documented in historic texts such as Dioscoride’s De Materia Medica (40–90 A.D.) and continue to be documented even in current day ethnobiological surveys. Here, we summarize a few recent ethnobiological literature on Southern European
Cassandra L. Quave, Andrea Pieroni
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Conservation Biology
We examined the entanglement of biodiversity conservation, human–animal interactions, zootherapy, and local beliefs among Sumatran Healers and their local community by completing an ethnography of 43 Indigenous Healers across 8 tribes in Bengkulu Province, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Patricia Patrick
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We examined the entanglement of biodiversity conservation, human–animal interactions, zootherapy, and local beliefs among Sumatran Healers and their local community by completing an ethnography of 43 Indigenous Healers across 8 tribes in Bengkulu Province, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Patricia Patrick
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Zootherapy and Biodiversity Conservation in Nigeria
2012Zootherapy, the use of animal products in health care delivery is widely accepted among the various constituent nationalities in Nigeria. This practice involves domesticated and wild fauna resources, cutting across all taxa. In addition to health challenges treated by conventional medicine, zootherapy in Nigeria also accommodates situations that are ...
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ZOOTHERAPY AMONG THE ETHNIC GROUPS OF NORTH EASTERN REGION OF INDIA-A CRITICAL REVIEW
Journal of Critical Reviews, 2017 The main objective of the study is to review the practices of Zootherapy among the ethnic groups of the northeastern part of India and to prepare an inventory of all the information. The data were collected from 11 published papers on the practices of zootherapy among different ethnic groups from the region.
Khirod Sankar Das +2 more
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An investigation of zootherapy in the Roman world
2023Zootherapy is the use of living or dead animals and their parts and products for medical or healing purposes. Although practised across the world and throughout time, a post-Enlightenment, Western aversion to ‘unscientific’ and ‘irrational’ medical methods has hindered our understanding of zootherapy both past and present.
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Zootherapy in Archaeology: The Case of the Fallow Deer (Dama dama dama)
Journal of Ethnobiology, 2016The abundant anthropological and historical evidence for animal-based medicine, or zootherapy, suggests that animals are, and have always been, perceived as important components in maintaining human health and well-being. Despite being interwoven into every aspect of life, from food medicines to ritual practice and everyday human-animal interactions ...
Holly Miller, Naomi Sykes
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UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
Ethnozoology examines the dynamic relationships between humans and animals, focusing on their cultural, medicinal, and symbolic significance across societies. This study investigates traditional ethnozoological practices in Lower Soureni Busty, Mirik sub-division, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India.
Sharma, Pritisha, Bhutia, Dawa
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Ethnozoology examines the dynamic relationships between humans and animals, focusing on their cultural, medicinal, and symbolic significance across societies. This study investigates traditional ethnozoological practices in Lower Soureni Busty, Mirik sub-division, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India.
Sharma, Pritisha, Bhutia, Dawa
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The Asian Man
AbstractThe present anthropological study was conducted to document the traditional knowledge of using animals and animal-derived products as medicines by the Tharu people. The study was conducted in 2022. Data were collected through interviews with 100 informants who provided information regarding the therapeutic uses of animals.
Sara Huq, Udai Pratap Singh
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AbstractThe present anthropological study was conducted to document the traditional knowledge of using animals and animal-derived products as medicines by the Tharu people. The study was conducted in 2022. Data were collected through interviews with 100 informants who provided information regarding the therapeutic uses of animals.
Sara Huq, Udai Pratap Singh
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THE USE OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE APPLIED TO ZOOTHERAPY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ARARIPE – CE, BRAZIL
2023Rodrigo de Sousa Rodrigues +11 more
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