From: Traditional uses of medicinal animals in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil
Family/species/local name | Number of citation | Use Value | Part used | Disease (or illness) |
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INSECTS | ||||
Apidae | ||||
Apis mellifera (Linnaeus, 1758)–Africanised honey bee, “abelha italiana” | 38 | 0.56 | Honey (7,8) | Sore throat, flu, shortness of breath, cough, tuberculosis |
Partamona cupira (Smith)–a stingless Bee, “Abelha cupira” | 2 | 0.04 | Honey (7,8) | Earache, menstrual cramps |
Melipona subnitida (Ducke, 1910)–jandaíra | 12 | 0.16 | Honey (7,8) | Sore throat, flu, earache, hoarseness |
Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille, 1811)–abelha mosquito | 6 | 0.10 | Honey(7,8) | Earache, sore throat |
Cephalotrigona capitata (Smith 1854)–Abelha mumbuca | 2 | 0.02 | Honey (7,8) | Sore throat, nervous problems |
Termitidae | ||||
Nasutitermes macrocephalus (Silvestri, 1903)–Termite, Cupim | 2 | 0.02 | Whole anima (7) | Bronchitis, whooping cough |
Unidentified family | ||||
Unidentified species-beetle | 1 | 0.02 | Beetle’s Nest | Mumps |
AMPHIBIANS | ||||
Bufonidae | ||||
Rhinella jimi (Stevaux, 2002), Toad | 1 | 0.02 | Abdomen (10) | Erysipelas |
REPTILES | ||||
Chelidae | ||||
Phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812)–Geoffroy’s side-necked turtle, “cágado” | 5 | 0.06 | Fat (3) | Swelling, sore throat, flu, stuffy nose |
Teiidae | ||||
Tupinambis merianae (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)–Teju lizard, “tegu”, “tejuaçú” | 44 | 0.88 | Fat (3), meat (5) | Sore throat, thrombosis |
Crotalidae | ||||
Crotalus durissus Linnaeus, 1758–South American rattlesnake, “Cascavel” | 14 | 0.22 | Fat (3) | Rheumatism, skin spots, eye problems, plantar fasciitis, Swelling, pain in general, hoarseness |
Boidae | ||||
Boa constrictor (Linnaeus, 1758)–Boa, Cobra de veado | 12 | 0.22 | Fat (3) | Rheumatism, swelling, herniated intervertebral disk, bone fractures |
Tropiduridae | ||||
Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)–Lizard, Lagartixa | 1 | 0.02 | Whole animal (9) | Sore throat |
BIRDS | ||||
Phasianidae | ||||
Gallus gallus domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)–chicken, Galinha | 31 | 0.38 | Gizzard (5), fat (3 or 8), eggshells (2), egg yolk (6), meat (5) | Indigestion, sinusitis, shortness of breath, bronchitis, nervous problems, rheumatism, stuffy nose, weak bones, flu, weakness, sore throat, furuncle |
Meleagrididae | ||||
Numida meleagris Linnaeus, 1758–Helmeted Guineafowl, “Guiné” | 2 | 0.04 | Meat (5) | whooping cough |
Anatidae | ||||
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758–Duck, Pato | 1 | 0.02 | Eggs (5) | Weakness |
Corvidae | ||||
Cyanocorax cyanopogon (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)–White-naped Jay | 1 | 0.02 | Gizzard (5) | Asthma |
MAMMALS | ||||
Trichechidae | ||||
Trichechus manatus (Linnaeus, 1758)–Manatee, Peixe-boi | 3 | 0.02 | Fat (3) | Headache, rheumatism, corporal lesions |
Canidae | ||||
Canis lupus (Linnaeus, 1758)–Domestic dog, Cachorro | 1 | 0.02 | Faeces (1) | Measles |
Dasypodidae | ||||
Dasypus novemcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)–Nine-banded armadillo, Tatu-verdadeiro | 2 | 0.04 | Meat (5), tail (4) | Back ache, snake bite |
Mustelidae | ||||
Conepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785)–Striped hog-nosed skunk, “Ticaca” | 1 | 0.02 | Meat (5) | Rheumatism |
Caviidae | ||||
Kerodon rupestris (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)–Rock cavy, “Mocó” | 3 | 0.04 | Meat (5) | Disorders after parturition (to accelerate recovery after parturition), weakness, thrombosis |
Bovidae | ||||
Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758–Domestic cattle, “Boi” | 12 | 0.20 | Liver (5), horn (1,7), marrow (7), milk (8), urine (8), butter (8), hoof proteins (7) | Anaemia, the evil eye, nervous problems, whooping cough, weakness, eye problems, sore throat, baldness, tuberculosis |
Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758–Sheep, “Carneiro” | 31 | 0.36 | Fat (4), suet (4) | Rheumatism, cracks in the sole of the feet inflammations, swelling, nervous problems, furuncle, one fractures, suck a splinter out of skin or flesh, mycosis |
Hydrochaeridae | ||||
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766), capybara, capivara | 1 | 0.02 | Fa (3) | Osteoporosis |