Zootherapy in Asia through the Lens of Museums of Traditional Medicine [PDF]
Yale Journal of Biology and MedicineIn this study, I examine how museums of traditional medicine in Asia construct and present narratives about zootherapy. Through analyzing displays and their contextual framing, I investigate how animal-derived remedies are represented, which species and medical applications are included, and how museums address conservation and ethical concerns.
Jarosz KR.
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Pain and Inflammation: Update on Emerging Phytotherapy, Zootherapy, and Nutritional Therapies [PDF]
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2016 Pain is the most common health challenge that drives patients to consult physicians. Pain and inflammation are usually symptoms of many diseases. Inability to perceive sensory pain may lead to shortened life expectancy and yet excessive pain may result in low quality of life.
Bamidele Owoyele
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Nineteenth century zootherapy in Benedictine monasteries of Brazil [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020 Research on the past use of animals in medicine, particularly in Brazil, is still scarce. This work aimed to perform a dialogical analysis of information retrieved from historical documents composed in the nineteenth century about the therapeutic use of ...
MARIA F.T. MEDEIROS, RÔMULO R.N. ALVES
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Uso de animais como zooterápicos: uma questão bioética [PDF]
História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos, 2017 Resumo Aborda questões éticas no uso de animais como zooterápicos, que, embora documentado há séculos para múltiplas culturas e resistente ao processo de desenvolvimento urbano e tecnológico, congrega uma pluralidade de agentes morais e vulneráveis ...
Marta Luciane Fischer +2 more
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The mollusks in zootherapy: traditional medicine and clinical-pharmacological importance [PDF]
Biotemas, 2006 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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A comprehensive review on animals and their products used in traditional folk medicine in Ethiopia [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineBackground Zootherapy is the treatment of human and livestock ailments using medicines derived from animals and their products. The objective of this review paper was to compile and document ethnozoological knowledge on traditional medicinal animals used
Alembrhan Assefa +2 more
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Medicinal invertebrates used in African traditional medicine: a systematic review [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineInformation on entomotherapy in Africa is fragmented across different countries, resulting in the lack of comprehensive documentation of the diversity of invertebrate species used in traditional medicine.
Sinenhlahla Promise Mntambo +3 more
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Healing from the wild: an ethnozoological exploration of animal-based medicine in Jhargram, West Bengal, India [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineBackground India possesses immense faunal, floral, and cultural diversity that supports numerous ethnic communities relying on traditional medicine for primary healthcare.
Rakesh Acharya +3 more
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Zootherapy in Recife (Pernambuco, Brasil): articulating history and practice [PDF]
Biotemas, 2004 The use of animals in therapeutic practices has been a reality throughout human history, although it is not yet a well understood phenomenon. The main objective of this study was to describe and analyze the use of medicinal fauna in Recife, Pernambuco ...
Argus Vasconcelos de Almeida +2 more
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Traditional knowledge of invertebrates used for medicine and magical–religious purposes by traditional healers and indigenous populations in the Plateau Department, Republic of Benin [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2019 Background Since ancient times, invertebrates have played an important role in the traditional medicine in many parts of the world. In south-eastern Benin, more specifically in the Plateau Department, invertebrates are widely used in folk medicine ...
Laura Estelle Yêyinou Loko +7 more
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