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The faunal drugstore: Animal-based remedies used in traditional medicines in Latin America
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 ...
Alves Humberto N, Alves Rômulo RN
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Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2021 The use of natural substances from animals and plants has always been the subject of research, because it is made in a rustic way and through popular knowledge, built by everyday experiences and without scientific approval.
Lidiane Nascimento Araújo +4 more
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Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019 Introduction. Hippotherapy is one of the most popular forms of zootherapy. The ability to provide a disabled person with a close contact with a horse has a strong impact on the emotional, cognitive, social and physical spheres.
Patrycja Woźniak +1 more
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 Topical administration of powdered shells of the land snail Megalobulimus lopesi was evaluated in Wistar rats for their healing activity in an excision wound model. The animals were distributed into three groups—G1 (control): no therapeutic intervention; G2 (vehicle controls): Lanette cream once daily; G3 (experimental animals): treated with powdered ...
Paulo Henrique Muleta Andrade +8 more
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Topical Anti‐Inflammatory Activity of Oil from Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 Tropidurus hispidus has been used in traditional medicine in several regions of Northeastern Region of Brazil. Its medicinal use involves the treatment of diseases such as warts, sore throat, tonsillitis, chicken pox, varicella, measles, asthma, alcoholism, and dermatomycosis.
Israel J. M. Santos +9 more
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BioMed Research International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 The pediatric population constitutes the most vulnerable patients due to a dearth of approved drugs. Consequently, there is a pressing need to probe novel natural pharmacological agents in an endeavour to develop new drugs to address pediatric illnesses.
M. Fawzi Mahomoodally +2 more
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Wild Animals Used as Food Medicine in Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 The connection between eating and healing is common in traditional folk medical systems, and the multiple possibilities resulting from the combination of biodiversity and culture confer a wealth and complexity in terms of knowledge of the flora and fauna as to their potential as food medicine.
Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves +3 more
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Fish as medicine: indigenous traditional knowledge and practices in Northeast India
Journal of FisheriesNortheast India, often referred to as the bio-geographical gateway of the country. It is home to rich biodiversity and diverse indigenous communities with deep-rooted traditional knowledge systems.
Veselu Khesoh +2 more
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The Disappearance of Urban Horses and the Rise of Homelessness and Mental Illness
City &Society, Volume 37, Issue 2, August 2025.ABSTRACT Homelessness is growing in cities across the Western world, accompanied by high rates of mental health problems. To address this crisis, programs focus on providing affordable housing and mental health services. Yet this effort seems insufficient to stem the tide.
Vincent Laliberté
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The Trade in Medicinal Animals in Northeastern Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 Over the centuries, a significant part of the Brazilian fauna is widely sold, more specifically in retail stores or street markets. The objective was to characterize the sale of medicinal animals in five large northeast cities. Information about the sale of zootherapeutic items was obtained in the cities of Aracaju‐SE, Fortaleza‐CE, Maceio‐AL, Recife ...
Felipe Silva Ferreira +5 more
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