Table 2 Animal species used for medicinal purposes by the “Riozinho do Anfrísio” community

Queixada

White-lipped Peccary

Tayasssu pecari

22

22

0,88

10

0,10

Pneumonia♣

Teeth (1)

NT

-

[33]^(d)

(Mammalia: Tayassuidae)

1

11

Indigestion

Teeth (1)

1

10

Asthma

Testicles (2)

Tatu-canastra

Giant Armadillo

Priodontes maximus

10

14

0,56

19

0,25

Snakebite

Nails (1)

VU

I

[18]^(s)

(Mammalia: Dasypodidae)

Fat (2, 3)

3

8

Earache♣

Nails (3)

Tail (3)

1

10

Asthma♣

Fat (3)

1

10

Cold

Fat (3)

1

14

Menstrual pain

Nails (1)

1

13

Rheumatism

Fat (3)

Anta

Lowland Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

6

14

0,56

11

0,20

Indigestion♣

Fat (3)

LC

II

[33]^(s); [25]^(s); [26]^(d)

(Mammalia: Tapiridae)

5

14

Menstrual pain

Penis (1)

1

13

Hernia

Fat (3)

1

14

Male sexual incapacity

Penis (1)

1

13

Muscular pain

Nails (1)

1

13

Rheumatism

Fat (3)

1

9

Stroke

Nails (1)

Veado

Red Brocket

Mazama americana

3

6

0,22

13

0,10

Difficulty of walking in children

Leg marrow (medulla) (2)

DD

-

[18]^(s) ; [25]^(s)

(Mammalia: Cervidae)

3

13

Muscular pain

Fat (3)

1

8

Earache

Fat (3)

1

13

Rheumatism

Fat (3)

1

12

Calluses on the feet*

Bowel fat (3)

Caititu

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

2

5

0,16

9

0,20

Stroke

Bowels (1)

NC

-

-

(Mammalia: Tayassuidae)

1

10

Asthma

Testicles (2)

1

1

Erysipelas (“Vermelha”)

Fat (2)

1

13

Hernia

Fat (3)

1

19

Snakebite*

Fat (3)

Tamanduá-bandeira

Giant Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

3

5

0,2

10

0,10

Asthma

Tail hair (1, 4)

VU

II

[3]^(d)

(Mammalia: Myrmecophagidae)

2

6

Spasms in children

Paca

Spotted Paca

Cuniculus paca

3

4

0,12

19

0,10

Extraction of sticks and thorns of the skin♣

Bile (3)

LC

III

[18]^(s); [3]^(d); [24]^(s); [26]^(d)

(Mammalia: Cuniculidae)

1

2

Tumour

Bile (3)

1

4

Diabetes*

Bile (?)

Onça

Jaguar

Panthera onca

3

4

0,12

10

0,05

Asthma

Fat (2)

NT

I

[33]^(s)

(Mammalia: Felidae)

1

13

Rheumatism*

Fat (2)

Capivara

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

2

2

0,08

13

0,10

Rheumatism

Bones (2)

LC

-

[33]^(s); [25]^(s); [26]^(s)

(Mammalia: Hydrochaeridae )

1

10

Asthma

Fat (2)

Tatu*

Armadillo

Dasypus sp.

1

1

-

10

-

Asthma*

Fat (3)

?

-

-

(Mammalia: Dasypodidae)

1

10

Cold*

Fat (3)

1

8

Earache*

Urine (3)

Tail (3)

1

14

Menstrual pain*

Nails (1)

1

13

Rheumatism*

Fat (3)

1

19

Snakebite*

Nails (1)

Fat (2)

Coelho*

Tapeti

Sylvilagus brasiliensis

1

1

-

7

-

Conjunctivitis*

Faeces (2)

LC

-

[18]^(s)

(Mammalia: Leporidae)

Mulher*

Woman

Homo sapiens (Mammalia: Hominidae)

1

1

-

18

-

Hiccup*

Milk (2)

-

-

[2]^(s)

Mutum-fava

Razor-billed Curassow

Pauxi tuberosa

9

18

0,72

18

0,30

Bleeding

Beak (1)

LC

-

-

(Aves: Cracidae)

7

19

Snakebite

Beak (1)

3

11

Indigestion

Beak (1)

2

9

Stroke

Beak (1)

1

4

Lack of appetite in children

Gizzard (1)

1

10

Pneumonia

Beak (1)

Nambu-azulona♦

Grey Tinamou

Tinamus tao

16

17

0,68

19

0,10

Snakebite♣

Feet scale (1, 4)

LC

-

-

(Aves: Tinamidae)

Feathers (1)

1

6

Spasms in children

Feathers (1)

1

19

Protection against snakebite

Feet and head (5)

Arara azul♦

Hyacinth Macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

1

1

0,04

10

0,05

Pneumonia

Beak (1)

EN

-

-

(Aves: Psittacidae)

Jacamim♦

Dark-winged Trumpeter

Psophia viridis

1

1

0,04

10

0,05

Pneumonia

Leg (1)

LC

-

-

(Aves: Psophiidae)

Galinha*

Domestic Chicken

Gallus gallus domesticus

1

1

-

8

-

Earache*♣

Fat (3)

?

-

[57]^(s)

(Aves: Phasianidae)

1

19

Snakebite*♣

Feathers (1)

Arara amarela*♦

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Ara ararauna

1

1

-

10

-

Pneumonia*

Beak (1)

LC

-

-

(Aves: Psittacidae)

Arara macao*♦

Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

1

1

-

10

-

Pneumonia*

Beak (1)

LC

I

-

(Aves: Psittacidade)

Arara vermelha*♦

Red-and-green Macaw

Ara chloropterus

1

1

-

10

-

Pneumonia*

Beak (1)

LC

-

-

(Aves: Psittacidae)

Jabuti amarelo

Yellow-footed Tortoise

Chelonoidis denticulata

1

3

0,12

13

0,10

Hernia

Fat (3)

?

II

-

(Reptilia: Testudinidae)

1

10

Pneumonia

Fat (2)

1

13

Rheumatism

Fat (3)

Jacuraru

Black and white Tegu

Tupinambis teguixin

2

3

0,12

8

0,10

Earache♣

Fat (3)

LC

II

[18]^(s)

(Reptilia: Teiidae)

1

19

Snakebite

Fat (3)

Sucuriju

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

1

3

0,08

13

0,10

Hernia

Fat (3)

?

-

[8]^(s)

(Reptilia: Boidae)

1

13

Rheumatism

Fat (3)

1

19

Wounds

Fat (3)

1

9

Stroke*

Fat (2)

Jacaré

Common Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

1

2

0,08

10

0,10

Pneumonia

Fat (2)

LC

I

-

(Reptilia: Alligatoridae)

1

13

Rheumatism

Fat (3)

Jabuti vermelho*

Red-footed Tortoise

Chelonoidis carbonaria

1

1

-

13

-

Hernia*

Fat (3)

?

II

-

(Reptilia: Testudinidae)

1

10

Pneumonia *

Fat (2)

Sapo-canuaru

Rainette Kunawalu

Trachycephalus resinifictrix

1

2

0,04

6

0,05

Headache

Pitch (“Breu”) (4)

LC

-

[33]^(d)

(Amphibia: Hylidae)

1

10

Pneumonia*

Pitch (“Breu”) (4)

1

11

Toothache*

Pitch (“Breu”) (4)

Sapo-cururu*

Giant Marine Toad

Rhinella marina (Amphibia: Bufonidae)

1

1

-

1

-

Erysipelas (“Vermelha”)*

Abdomen (with the animal alive) (3)

LC

-

[59]^(s); [18]^(s); [24]^(s)

1

19

Wounds*

Entire body (toasted and macerated) (3)

Trairão

Monster Wolf Fish

Hoplias aimara

1

1

0,04

8

0,05

Earache

Fat (3)

?

-

-

(Pisces: Erythrinidae)

Arraia*

Ray

Potamotrygon spp.

1

1

-

1

-

Hair lice*

Spur (6)

?

-

[33]^(d)

(Pisces: Potamotrygonidae)

Tucunaré*♦

Lower Xingu Peacock Fish

Cichla melaniae

1

1

-

19

-

Ray sting*

Caudal fin (1)

?

-

-

(Pisces: Cichlidae)

Abelha*

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

1

1

-

10

-

Cold*

Honey (2)

?

-

-

(Insecta: Apidae)