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Table 1 The 12 animals indicated by migrant PE2, their popular and scientific names, complaints (part used), formula and route of administration.

From: Ethnopharmacological survey among migrants living in the Southeast Atlantic Forest of Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil

Popular name dynamic of use

Scientific name or only genus (family/class) Voucher

Complaint (part used) - formula - route of administration

1- Snake (cobra)°

Chironius sp., Liophs sp. (Colubridae/Reptilia)* or Bothops sp. (Viperidae/Reptilia)*

Bronchitis (skin) - powder - ingested

2- Rattlesnake (cascavel)°

Crotalus cf. durissus L. (Viperidae/Reptilia)*

Back pain (fat) - in natura - ingested

  

Bronchitis (rattle) - tie it in the neck - topic

  

Heart problems (tooth) - put it in the pocket of shirt

3- Cururu frog (sapo-cururu)°

Rhinella sp. (Bufonidae/Amphibia)*

Cancer of skin (whole animal) - in natura: tie it on the cancer for some time each day - topic

4- Alligator (jacaré)°

Crocodilus sp., Cayman sp. or Paleosuchus sp. (Alligatoridae/Reptilia)*

Apoplexy (skin) - syrup of skin powder - ingested

  

Bronchitis (bone) - powder - ingested

5- Turtle (tartaruga)°

Geochelone sp. (Testudinidae/Reptilia)*

Bronchitis and asthma - (turtleshell) - powder - ingested

6- Capybara (capivara)°

Hydrochoerus cf. hydrochaeris L. (Hydrochaeridae/Mammalia)*

Bronchitis and asthma - (skin) - powder - ingested

7-Iguana (iguana)°

Iguana cf. iguana L. (Iguanidae/Reptilia) *

Osteoporosis and rheumatism (bone) - powder - ingested

8- Ant (formiga)

Atta sexdens L. (Formicidae/Insecta) Garcia 001

Epilepsy (anthill) - in natura - ingested

9- Cockroach (barata)

Periplaneta americana L. (Blattidae/Insecta)

Garcia 002

Bronchitis and asthma (whole animal) - powder - ingested

10- Water cockroach (barata d'água)°

Abedus sp., Belostoma sp. or Diplonychus sp. (Belostomatidae/Insecta)*

Bronchitis and asthma (whole animal) - powder - ingested

11- Lizard (calango)°

Placosoma sp. (Gymnophthalmidae/Reptilia)*

Wounds in the body (skin) - powder - ingested

12- Armadillo-ball (tatu-bola)°

Tolypeutes sp. (Dasypodidae/Mammalia)*

Wounds in the body (skin) - powder - ingested

  1. Marked by () the two animals whose use had been maintained, while 10, marked by (°) are those whose uses have fallen into disuse.
  2. * Animals that couldn't be collected because were not available in Diadema