Commercialization of animal-derived remedies as complementary medicine in the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil

Alves, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega; Neto, Nivaldo Aureliano Léo; Brooks, Sharon E.; Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.04.049

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“…Servheen (1999) believes that fourteen species of bears, on the IUCN list, are commercialized in and outside of China for medicinal use. In Brazil, Alves et al (2009b) listed a total of 44 reptile species used for medicinal or magic/religious purposes, and 23 (52.3%) are considered to be threatened with extinction. Pharmacological tests of products derived from animals threatened by extinction is of extreme importance, because validating or not this practice and proposing measures for rational and sustainable use are indispensable for the maintenance of the species (Albuquerque et al, 2009;Alves et al, 2009b).…”

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“…Many different reptiles are used by humans for many different purposes, such as foods, medicines, or as pets. Alves et al, (2009b) listed nine reptile species (including B. constrictor) that are used in Brazil for both food and medicinal purposes. While Brazilian law prohibits the commercialization of wild animals, whole animals or their parts can easily be found being sold in public markets for different purposes (Alves & Pereira-Filho 2007, Alves et al 2007a).…”

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“…However, the commercial use of these animals as pets is possible by breeding the snakes in captivity, thereby reducing the pressure on wild populations (Marešová & Frynta, 2008). According to Alves et al (2009b), a viable proposal might be the creation of cooperatives in rural communities to breed these reptiles for the medicinal and magic/religious markets. These cooperatives could breed any number of reptile species for commercial purposes with the appropriate authorization and regulation of governmental agencies and the guidance of specialists in the area (biologists, veterinarians and zootechnicians).…”

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Potentiation of aminoglycoside antibiotic activity using the body fat from the snake Boa constrictor

Ferreira¹,

Silva²,

Matias³

et al. 2011

Rev. bras. farmacogn.

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Abstract:Boa constrictor is widely used in traditional communities in many different folk remedies and products derived from it are sold in public markets throughout northeastern Brazil and as its body fat has many different therapeutic indications as a folk remedy. The present work evaluates the antibacterial activity of the body fat from the snake Boa constrictor when employed either alone or in combination with antibiotics and discusses the ecological implications of the use of this traditional remedy. Oil (OBC) was extracted from body fat located in the ventral region of B. constrictor using hexane as a solvent. The antibacterial activity of OBC was tested against standard as well as multi-resistant lines, either alone and in combination with antibiotics. OBC did not demonstrate any relevant antibacterial activity against standard or multidrug-resistant bacterial strains. OBC showed synergistic activity when combined with the aminoglycoside antibiotics. Our results indicate that the body fat of Boa constrictor does not possess bactericidal activity, from the clinical point of view, but when combined with an antibiotic, the fat demonstrated a signifi cant synergistic activity.

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Potentiation of aminoglycoside antibiotic activity using the body fat from the snake Boa constrictor

Ferreira¹,

Silva²,

Matias³

et al. 2011

Rev. bras. farmacogn.

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“…Next to python, warthog has the highest RI index (0.8942) followed by crested porcupine (0.789) and bushpig (0.6838) ( Table 2). Alves et al (2009) has revealed that different parts of a single species provided the raw material to prepare different remedies, which were prescribed to treat various diseases. Fidelity level is calculated for the most frequently reported diseases or ailments by the informants (Figure 4).…”

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Ethnozoological Study of Traditional Medicinal Animals Used by the Kore People in Amaro Woreda, Southern Ethiopia

Yohannes¹,

Chane²

2014

ijmeb

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A total of 90 people (practitioners) were interviewed from 15 kebeles. 25% of the respondents were female and 75% were male respondents. Questioners were also randomly distributed among selected government employees working in different offices. A total of 60 people (90% male and 10% female) were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire. Independent samples t-test to compare means of quantitative data between male and female informants were computed using SPSS version 20. Chi-square test was computed to see the significance of relationship between qualitative data. Fidelity Level (FL) and Relative Importance (RI) value were used to analyze species preference and importance. A total of 21 animal species were used to prepare remedies for 46 ailments; 14 (66.64%) were mammals, 3 (14.28%) were reptiles and 4 (19.04%) were birds. Among the different animal body parts used for remedial preparation, flesh has the highest proportion (33.8%), followed by fat (11.5 %), bone (8.6%) and blood (8.6%). Stomach pain is the most frequently reported ailments with a frequency of 11.29% followed by wound (9.23%) and rheumatism (5.81%). The highest number of informants (27.3%) prepared the traditional remedies by cooking, 18% by mixing and 15.8% by heating. The large proportions of the drug (69.8%) are administered orally, 21.6% dermal, nasal (7.2%) and ear canal (1.4%). The study revealed that there is significant variation in the mean number of species used by male and female informant (p<0.05). The mean number of species used by male informants was 5.6 + 1.15 and by female informants was 2.6 + 0.73. Next to python, warthog has the highest RI index (0.8942) followed by crested porcupine (0.789) and bushpig (0.6838). Species which have a FL of 100 for the most frequently reported ailments are crested porcupine, Hare, Klipspringer, Leopard tortoise, Mourning dove and Rabbit. There was a significant association between academic status and knowledge of zoonotic diseases. The association was significant (p< 0.05). From the total population of urban informants (government office employees), 37 (30 male and 7 female) (61.7%) individuals used traditional medicine and the rest 23 (38.3%) (21 male and 2 female) do not used traditional medicine. Chi-Square Test revealed that there is no significant relationship between sex and use of traditional medicine (p>0.05).

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“…This chapter draws on zootherapeutic sources which contained information about ethnoveterinary uses, covering published articles, books and book chapters, theses and dissertations, and including: Abate et al (2000), Adolph et al (1996), Alves et al (2009), Antoine-Moussiaux et al (2007), Ashwell and Walston (2008), Barboza et al (2007Barboza et al ( , 2010, Birdlife International (2010), Bizimana (1994), Confessor et al (2009), Costa-Neto (1999a, Costa-Neto et al (2006), Davis et al (1995), Faure et al (1944), Ferreira et al (2009), Froemming (2006, Köhler-Rollefson et al (2001), Kokwaro (2009), Larrat (1939, Lenko and Papavero (1996), Mares (1954), Marx (1984), Muhammad et al (2005), Quave et al (2010), Raziq et al (2010), Ribeiro et al (2010), Santos and Costa-Neto (2007), Schinkel (1970), Song and Kim (2010), Souto et al (2010aSouto et al ( , b, 2011, Valdizán and Maldonado (1922) and Xie and Preast (2010).…”

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Medicinal Animals in Ethnoveterinary Practices: A World Overview

Souto

Pinto

Mendonça

et al. 2012

Animals in Traditional Folk Medicine

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Medicinal animals are used as a source of medicine in virtually all cultures. Such use is not restricted to humans, but also extends to the treatment of livestock diseases. Nevertheless, animal-based medicines in ethnoveterinary practices have been neglected and poorly described. This work assesses the global use of animals in traditional veterinary medicine, as well as the perspective of this field for future research. Our results indicated that at least 98 animal species, of which 95% are wild, are used in worldwide traditional veterinary medicine. A high diversity of animal parts/products is used as remedies in ethnooveterinary practices, fat being the most used product, followed by meat, skin/leather, bones, and honey. Several zootherapeutic products are prescribed to treat similar or identical diseases in animals and humans, confirming a trend of co-evolution between

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Commercialization of animal-derived remedies as complementary medicine in the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil

Cited by 97 publications

References 45 publications

Potentiation of aminoglycoside antibiotic activity using the body fat from the snake Boa constrictor

Potentiation of aminoglycoside antibiotic activity using the body fat from the snake Boa constrictor

Ethnozoological Study of Traditional Medicinal Animals Used by the Kore People in Amaro Woreda, Southern Ethiopia

Medicinal Animals in Ethnoveterinary Practices: A World Overview

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