Indigenous Knowledge System of Zootherapeutic Use by Chakhesang Tribe of Nagaland, India

Zootherapeutic practices among fishing communities in North and Northeast Brazil: A comparison

“…This agrees with the results of previous studies, in which fishes, reptiles and mammals were the groups with the highest number of species used as medicine, both in Brazil and elsewhere (Branch and Silva, 1983;Begossi, 1992;Alexiades, 1999;Costa-Neto, 1999;Sodeinde and Soewu, 1999;El-Kamali, 2000;Seixas and Begossi, 2001;Almeida and Albuquerque, 2002;Arispe and Rumiz, 2002;Kakati and Doulo, 2002;Apaza et al, 2003;Silva et al, 2004). At the APA Mamanguape and Raposa sites, the following species were the most quoted: Hippocampus reidi (n = 51); Crotalus durissus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Viperidae) -rattlesnake (28); Balistes vetula (Linnaeus, 1758) (Balistidae) -queen triggerfish (25) (Alves and Rosa, 2006).…”

Reptiles used in traditional folk medicine: conservation implications

“…The sources analyzed were: Branch and Silva (1983), Begossi (1992), Begossi and Braga (1992), Donadio and Gallardo (1984), Figueiredo (1994), China National Corporation of Traditional and Herbal Medicine (1995), Marques (1995), Freire (1996), Costa-Neto (1996, 1999a, b, c, d, 2000a, b, c, 2001, SEMARNAP-PROFEPA (1998), Begossi et al (1999), Sodeinde and Soewu (1999), Chen et al (2000), El-Kamali (2000), Seixas and Begossi (2001), Almeida and Albuquerque (2002), CITES (2002), Kakati and Doulo (2002), Apaza et al (2003), Lev (2003), Fitzgerald et al (2004), Silva et al (2004), Almeida (2005), Andrade and Costa-Neto (2005), Costa-Neto and Pacheco (2005), Smart et al (2005), Walston (2005), Alakbarli (2006), Alves (2006), Alves andRosa (2006, 2007b, c), 1 C Alves et al (2007a, b), Ives (2006), Kakati et al (2006), Mahawar andJaroli (2006), Vázquez et al (2006), Alves and Pereira-Filho (2007), Barzyk (2007), Dharmananda (2007a,b), El Din (2007, Negi andPa...…”

“…The groups with the largest numbers of species used were snakes (60 species), followed by lizards (51), turtles and tortoises (43), and crocodilians (11) ( Table 1). The high taxonomic diversity observed among reptiles used in traditional medicine is not surprising, as numerous workers have pointed out that reptiles are among the animals most frequently used in folk medicine (e.g., Branch and Silva 1983;Begossi 1992;Sodeinde and Soewu 1999;El-Kamali 2000;Seixas and Begossi 2001;Almeida and Albuquerque 2002;Kakati and Doulo 2002;Apaza et al 2003;Silva et al 2004;Alves and Rosa 2007b, c;). However, considering the relatively small number of published studies on the subject, we presume that the true number of medicinal reptile species used is greater than that recorded here.…”

‘Every mother is a mini-doctor’: Ethnomedicinal uses of fish, shellfish and some other aquatic animals in Bangladesh

“…Such a huge biodiversity has enticed the Bengalese to devise multiple uses of the aquatic organisms beyond their basic use as food. The cultural history of Bengal adduces certain evidence in support of the fishconsuming habits of the Bengalese and historically, fish has been an Doulo, 2002;Lev, 2006;Alves and Rosa, 2007;Mahawar and Jaroli, 2007;Sowunmi, 2007). While different aspects of the uses of herbal medicines in developing countries are well documented, very little is known about the medicinal uses of fish, shellfish and other aquatic animals.…”