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| Souto,Wedson M.S.; Barboza,Raynner R.D.; Rocha,Michelle S.P.; Alves,Rômulo R.N.; Mourão,José S.. |
| This work documents the zootherapeutic practices in Ethnoveterinary medicine (EVM) of Pedra Lavrada (6°45'S, 36°28'W), Northeastern Brazil. We interviewed 23 people (22 men and 1 woman), who provided information on animal species used as remedies, body parts used to prepare the remedies, and illnesses for which the remedies were prescribed. We calculated the use-value to determine the most important species. Interviewees cited 11 animal taxa. The main species mentioned were ram - Ovis aries (UV=0.89), crab-eating fox - Cerdocyon thous (UV=0.79), common green iguana - Iguana iguana (UV=0.79), and South American rattlesnake - Caudisona durissa (Linnaeus, 1758) (UV=0.74). The most frequently cited treatments concerned to inflammatory and dermatological... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Ethnoveterinary; Livestock; Traditional knowledge; Traditional remedies; Zootherapy. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652012000300009 |
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| Nascimento,Douglas M.; Ferreira,Emmanoela N.; Bezerra,Dandara M.M.S.Q.; Rocha,Pollyana D.; Alves,Rômulo R.N.; Mourão,José S.. |
| The present study was undertaken in two traditional communities that are located on the margins of the estuary and mangrove complex of the Mamanguape River, Paraíba state (PB), Brazil. This work describes the crabs capture techniques tapamento and redinha, and identifies the negative socio-environmental impacts of redinha, using qualitative methods (open and semi-structured interviews, guided tours, direct observation and the administration of questionnaires). Results indicate that currently only two principle techniques are used to capture Ucides cordatus: redinha and tapamento. Tapamento has a low impact in relation to redinha. Redinha was pointed out by interviewees as a system that has social impact (social conflicts, breaking of traditions,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Crab catchers; Harvesting techniques; Mangrove; Traditional knowledge. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652012000400019 |
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