Animals in Traditional Folk Medicine

Implications for Conservation

AvRômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves,Ierecê Lucena Rosa

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Acknowledging both the use of animal-derived medicinal products since ancient times, and today's sustainability imperative, this book surveys the role of animals in traditional folk medicine and contemporary implications for wildlife conservation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-10-15
Mått:155 x 235 x 28 mm
Vikt:762 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:492
Upplaga:2013
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642445422

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Introduction – Toward a Plural Approach to the Study of Medicinal Animals.- From Past to Present: Medicinal Animals in a Historical Perspective.- Medicine From the Wild: An Overview of the Use and Trade of Animal Products in Traditional Medicines.- Medicinal Animals in Ethnoveterinary Practices: A World Overview.- Animals as a Source of Drugs: Bioprospecting and Biodiversity Conservation.- Fish Folk Medicine of Caiçara (Atlantic Coastal Forest) and Caboclo (Amazon Forest) Communities.- Herpetofauna Used in Traditional Folk Medicine: Conservation Implications.- Primates in Traditional Folk Medicine: World Overview.- A Global Overview of Carnivorous Used in Traditional Medicines Implications.- Seahorses in Traditional Medicines: A Global Overview.- Aquatic Mammals Used in Traditional Folk Medicine: A Global Analysis.- Marine Invertebrates in Traditional Medicines.- The Role of Animal-Derived Remedies as Complementary Medicine in Brazil.- Mediterranean Zootherapy: A Historical to Modern Perspective.- A Review of Fauna Used in Zootherapeutic Remedies in Portugal: Historical Origins, Current Uses and Implications for Conservation.- Zootherapy and Biodiversity Conservation in Nigeria.- Wild Mammals Trade for Zootherapeutic and Mythic Purposes in Benin (West Africa): Capitalizing Species Involved, Provision Sources and Implications for Conservation.- Birds of a Feather: Quantitative Assessments of the Diversity and Levels of Threat to Birds Used in African Traditional Medicine.- Animals Traded for Traditional Medicine at the Faraday Market in South Africa: Species Diversity and Conservation Implications.- Finely Ground-Hornbill: The Sale of Bucorvus Cafer in a Traditional Medicine Market in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.A World Overview.- Animals as a Source of Drugs: Bioprospecting and Biodiversity Conservation.- Fish Folk Medicine of Caiçara (Atlantic Coastal Forest) and Caboclo (Amazon Forest) Communities.- Herpetofauna Used in Traditional Folk Medicine: ConservationImplications.- Primates in Traditional Folk Medicine: World Overview.- A Global Overview of Carnivorous Used in Traditional Medicines Implications.- Seahorses in Traditional Medicines: A Global Overview.- Aquatic Mammals Used in Traditional Folk Medicine: A Global Analysis.- Marine Invertebrates in Traditional Medicines.- The Role of Animal-Derived Remedies as Complementary Medicine in Brazil.- Mediterranean Zootherapy: A Historical to Modern Perspective.- A Review of Fauna Used in Zootherapeutic Remedies in Portugal: Historical Origins, Current Uses and Implications for Conservation.- Zootherapy and Biodiversity Conservation in Nigeria.- Wild Mammals Trade for Zootherapeutic and Mythic Purposes in Benin (West Africa): Capitalizing Species Involved, Provision Sources and Implications for Conservation.- Birds of a Feather: Quantitative Assessments of the Diversity and Levels of Threat to Birds Used in African Traditional Medicine.- Animals Traded for Traditional Medicine at the Faraday Market in South Africa: Species Diversity and Conservation Implications.- Finely Ground-Hornbill: The Sale of Bucorvus Cafer in a Traditional Medicine Market in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.