Table 1 Zootherapeutics resources used in Ethnoveterinary medicine in municipality of Pocinhos, semi-arid region, NE Brazil.
From: Animals to heal animals: ethnoveterinary practices in semiarid region, Northeastern Brazil
Famíly/species/local name | UV | Part used | Disease (or illness) |
|---|---|---|---|
Suidae Sus scrofa domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Pig "Porco" | 0.4 | Fat | Scabies; Skin diseases; swellings |
Phasianidae Gallus gallus domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Domestic chicken, "Galinha" | 0.15 | Fat Eggs | Inflammation; "Estrepes" (suck a splinter out of skin); poisoness |
Tinamidae Nothura maculosa cearensis Naumburg, 1932 - Spotted Nothura, "Codorniz" | 0.25 | feather | Snakes bite |
Teiidae Tupinambis merianae (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) - Lizard teju, tejuaçú" | 0.55 | Fat | Thorns; Pain; Furunculosis; Inflammation "Estrepes" (suck a splinter out of skin); Eyes problems; Swellings |
Iguanidae Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Green Iguana, "Camaleão" | 0.35 | Bone Fat Leather | Thorns; Furunculosis; Swellings; "Estrepes" (suck a splinter out of skin) |
Dasypodidae Euphractus sexcintus (Linnaeus, 1758)--armadillo, "tatu peba" | 0.05 | Fat | Furunculosis |
Viperidae Crotalus durissus Linnaeus, 1758 - South American rattlesnake, "Cascavel" | 0.35 | Fat | Tumor; Wounds; Snakes bite; Skin problems |
Canidae Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766)-- fox, "raposa" | 0.25 | Fat | Tumor; Uterine prolapse; Wounds; Skin problems |
Bovidae Bos Taurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Domestic cattle, "Gado/boi/vaca" | 0.15 | Horn Milk | Snakes bite; Poisoness |
Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 - Ram, "Carneiro" | 0.15 | Fat | Burns; Bone fracture; Thorns |
Chelidae Phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812) - Geoffroy's side-necked turtle, "cágado d'água" | 0.1 | Fat | Swelling; Tumor |