2017
DOI: 10.1590/1809-4392201702202
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Zootherapy in the Amazon: green anaconda ( Eunectes murinus ) fat as a natural medicine to treat wounds

Abstract: Zootherapy (the use of the therapeutic potential of animals) is at least 6,000 years old, and has been kept active throughout generations until modern days. Animal fat is commonly used in the zootherapeutic folk medicine from South America, specially the green anaconda's fat, which is widely promoted as a natural medicine to treat wounds, even though there is no scientific evidence showing its efficacy. In this study we compared the total healing time and the proportional daily reduction of dorsal epithelial i… Show more

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“…Em relação ao uso, destacam-se, sobretudo, a investigação de plantas medicinais utilizadas no tratamento de doenças endêmicas na Amazônica, como malária, doença de chagas, helmitoses e leishmaniose (Houël et al, 2022;Vasquez-Ocmín et al, 2021;Leal et al, 2021;Vasquez-Ocmín et al, 2018;Mota et al, 2016;Ruiz et al, 2011;Valadeau et al, 2011;Bertani et al, 2006;Hanson, Zelada e Noriega, 2005;Munõz et al, 2000). Também são avaliados os efeitos anti-inflamatório, antioxidante, antinoceptivo, antidiabético, antienvelhecimento, efeito cicatrizante, analgésico, efeito gabaérgico e antitumorais (Esposito et al, 2023;Patient et al, 2022;Conegundes et al, 2021;Cabral et al, 2020;Ayarza Contreras et al, 2020;Peixoto et al, 2019;Souza et al, 2017;Martinez et al, 2016;Vargas et al, 2016;Giovannini, 2015;Schmeda-Hirschmann et al, 2014;Picard et al, 2014;Lizcano et al, 2012;Gonzalez et al, 1985).…”
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“…Em relação ao uso, destacam-se, sobretudo, a investigação de plantas medicinais utilizadas no tratamento de doenças endêmicas na Amazônica, como malária, doença de chagas, helmitoses e leishmaniose (Houël et al, 2022;Vasquez-Ocmín et al, 2021;Leal et al, 2021;Vasquez-Ocmín et al, 2018;Mota et al, 2016;Ruiz et al, 2011;Valadeau et al, 2011;Bertani et al, 2006;Hanson, Zelada e Noriega, 2005;Munõz et al, 2000). Também são avaliados os efeitos anti-inflamatório, antioxidante, antinoceptivo, antidiabético, antienvelhecimento, efeito cicatrizante, analgésico, efeito gabaérgico e antitumorais (Esposito et al, 2023;Patient et al, 2022;Conegundes et al, 2021;Cabral et al, 2020;Ayarza Contreras et al, 2020;Peixoto et al, 2019;Souza et al, 2017;Martinez et al, 2016;Vargas et al, 2016;Giovannini, 2015;Schmeda-Hirschmann et al, 2014;Picard et al, 2014;Lizcano et al, 2012;Gonzalez et al, 1985).…”
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“…Ainda no campo da etnofarmacologia algumas práticas são poucos estudadas, como os fumos medicinais e a utilização de partes de animais para a produção de medicamentos, bem como o uso da medicina tradicional para o tratamento e cura de animais, a zooterapia (Jernigan, 2009;Souza et al, 2017).…”
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“…Reptile skin has long been considered a major fashion product due its strength and diversity of patterns [ 9 ]. Reptile flesh, eggs [ 8 ] and other subproducts [ 10 ] also have nutritional and medicinal value for traditional human communities [ 11 ]. Commercial hunting of Neotropical reptiles dates from the beginning of the 18th century, starting as a source of oil [ 12 ], with the fashion industry becoming a notable driver of wild reptile harvest in the 1920s.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, reptile esh, eggs 2,3 and other subproducts 4 have nutritional and medicinal value to traditional human communities [5][6][7] . Commercial hunting of Neotropical reptiles dates from the beginning of the 18th century, starting as a source of oil 8 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%