2009
DOI: 10.1163/157075409x432913
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Reptiles used for medicinal and magic religious purposes in Brazil

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“…Chin et al (2006) stated that 87% of the categories of diseases that affect humans can be treated with natural products. Alves et al (2007a, b) and Alves et al (2009a) have warned about the potential for over exploitation of natural resources used by traditional medical practitioners. Hunt & Vincent (2006) warned that bioprospecting natural resources for the production of new pharmaceuticals could result in the over-exploitation of biodiversity, with direct and negative impacts on those sources.…”
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“…Chin et al (2006) stated that 87% of the categories of diseases that affect humans can be treated with natural products. Alves et al (2007a, b) and Alves et al (2009a) have warned about the potential for over exploitation of natural resources used by traditional medical practitioners. Hunt & Vincent (2006) warned that bioprospecting natural resources for the production of new pharmaceuticals could result in the over-exploitation of biodiversity, with direct and negative impacts on those sources.…”
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“…Litter size can vary from 18 to 41 offspring (Peters et al, 1986). B. constrictor is widely used in traditional communities in many different folk remedies (CostaNeto, 2000;Andrade & Costa-Neto, 2006;Alves et al, 2008;Alves, 2008;Alves et al 2009a), and products derived from it are sold in public markets throughout northeastern Brazil (Alves & Rosa 2007a).…”
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“…Essa popularidade pode estar associada ao fato de se tratarem de animais dóceis, rústicos, fáceis de serem capturados e, possivelmente, também por estarem associados à crendice popular de que quem os possui em casa se previne contra doenças como bronquite e asma [82]. Segundo Fitzgerald [83], Chelonoidis sp.…”
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“…Aqui, registra-se o uso da "banha" (camada de gordura) e do sangue de lagartos como zooterápicos, respectivamente para inflamações na garganta e cicatrização de lesões e verrugas. A gordura do "Tejo" (Tupinambis merianae Duméril & Bibron, 1839) constitui um dos produtos zooterápicos mais usados na Caatinga, sendo utilizada para o tratamento de várias doenças (ALVES et al, 2009) e, inclusive, foi testada farmacologicamente quanto à sua atividade anti-inflamatória (FERREIRA et al, 2010). Além disso, o uso do "Calango" (Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)) no combate a verrugas também já foi registrado para comunidades sertanejas no Nordeste brasileiro (BARBOSA et al, 2007).…”
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