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Antimicrobial Potential of anaconda body fat oil (Eunectes murinus), in Santarém city, Pará state, Brazil

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, Christian Hermes Ribeiro Batista, Osvaldo Gato Nunes Neto, Hipócrates de Menezes Chalkidis, Welligton Conceição da Silva   +4 more
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Ethnoveterinary knowledge of the inhabitants of Marajó Island, Eastern Amazonia, Brazil. [PDF]

, 2015
Em várias partes do mundo existem relatos etnoveterinários sobre a utilização de plantas em protocolos terapêuticos, entretanto não existem informações disponíveis sobre a etnoveterinária praticada na Amazônia brasileira.
BEVILAQUA, C. M. L., BRAGA, R. R., LAMEIRA, O. A., MONTEIRO, M. V. B., PALHA, M. das D. C., RODRIGUES, S. T., SCHWANKE, K.   +6 more
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Trends in Medicinal Uses of Edible Wild Vertebrates in Brazil

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
The use of food medicines is a widespread practice worldwide. In Brazil, such use is often associated with wild animals, mostly focusing on vertebrate species. Here we assessed taxonomic and ecological trends in traditional uses of wild edible vertebrates in the country, through an extensive ethnobiological database analysis. Our results showed that at
Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves, Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro Oliveira, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros, Ghee T. Tan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hunting and Use of Wildlife Species in the Semi-Arid Region of Brazil [PDF]

, 2021
This article investigates the socio-cultural and ecological aspects associated with the hunting of wild animals by the inhabitants of the Cruz village, State of Alagoas. The data was obtained through semi-structured interviews and informal conversations.
Barbosa de Lima, Jaciara Raquel, Batista Santos, Carlos Alberto, de Oliveira Rebouças, Patrícia Luiza   +2 more
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Effect of Powdered Shells of the Snail Megalobulimus lopesi on Secondary‐Intention Wound Healing in an Animal Model

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, Eric Schmidt Rondon, Carlos Alexandre Carollo, Maria Lígia Rodrigues Macedo, Luiz Henrique Viana, Albert Schiaveto de Souza, Carolina Turatti Oliveira, Maria de Fatima Cepa Matos, Gaofeng Liu   +8 more
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Formulated Therapeutic Products of Animal Fats and Oils: Future Prospects of Zootherapy

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation, 2020
In the traditional system of practices, animal fats and its oil gained acceptance in healing various ailments. Fats are chemically triglycerides in which glycerol is esterified with three fatty acids. The fats are generally obtained from animal by rendering methods.
Bharat Mishra, Akhila Akhila MV, Ann Thomas, Biliya Benny, Hiba Assainar   +4 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, Gerlânia O. Leite, José Galberto M. Costa, Romulo R. N. Alves, Adriana R. Campos, Irwin R. A. Menezes, Francisco Ronaldo V. Freita, Maria Janeth H. Nunes, Waltécio O. Almeida, Bamidele Owoyele   +9 more
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A Quantitative Ethnopharmacological Documentation of Natural Pharmacological Agents Used by Pediatric Patients in Mauritius

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, D. Priyamka Sreekeesoon, Kota V. Ramana   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Traditional use of the Andean flicker () as a galactagogue in the Peruvian Andes [PDF]

, 2006
This paper explores the use of the dried meat and feathers of the Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola) to increase the milk supply of nursing women and domestic animals in the Andes. The treatment is of preColumbian origin, but continues to be used in some
Steve Froemming, J Fjeldså, JL Veneros Gonzalez, RRN Alves, H Valdizán, A Avendaño, Institute of Medicine, JA Lira, Equipo Coordinador en Medicina Natural Popular, T Phayer, N Baumslag, B Cobo, DB Jelliffe, E Morote Best, RA Shweder, RM Hogarth, V Turner, JW Bastien, L Girault, CJ Allen, C Gamero Esparza, EA Armstrong, I Moya, A Hahold, GM Foster, JW Bastien, A Bingel, M Albert-Puleo, RA Lawrence, JD Gussler, B Orlove, National Research Council, JL Venero Gonzalez, B Lönnerdal, WR Leonard, L Hirschkind, AL Kroeber, D Adolph, BO Rennard, National Research Council, United Nations, D Gade, JA Flores Ochoa, M Douglas, JR Kloppenburg, W Durham, World Health Organization, JA Flores Ochoa, L McKee, CM McCorkle, KV Hooft, P Gose, MA Graham   +52 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, Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro Oliveira, Ierecê Lucena Rosa, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source