期刊
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
卷 18, 期 6, 页码 1733-1747出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-015-9715-1
关键词
Caatinga; Ethnozoology; Medicinal animals; Zootherapy
资金
- CNPq/Edital Universal program [486005/2011-9, 476460/2012-3]
- CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico)
This study presents information on the use of medicinal animals in a semiarid area of northeast Brazil, a region where animals have recognized importance in local popular medicine. The information on the use of animals for medicinal purposes was obtained through semi-structured questionnaires, complemented by free interviews and informal conversations. The results obtained showed that the residents of the area studied utilize a considerable richness of animal species (n = 42) for medicinal purposes, as occurs in other areas of Brazil's semiarid region, demonstrating that zootherapy represents an alternative form of health care that is important to the inhabitants of the region. There is a need for new investigations on medicinal fauna, aimed at promoting the sustainable use of eventual medicinal species and preserving popular knowledge associated with the use of animal species.
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