Zootherapeutics utilized by residents of the community Poço Dantas, Crato-CE, Brazil
Open Access
- 5 August 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
- Vol. 5 (1) , 21
Abstract
Animals have been used as a source of medicine in Brazil since ancient times, and have played a significant role in healing practices. Specifically in Northeast Brazil, zootherapy is a very common practice, and together with medicinal plants, it plays an important role as a therapeutic alternative. In the state of Ceara, no works have been carried out on rural communities with regard to use of zootherapeutics, even though the practice of zootherapy is common in this region. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the use of medicinal animals in a rural community (Poco Dantas) in the municipality of Crato, Ceara, Brazil.Keywords
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