From: Fauna used by rural communities surrounding the protected area of Chapada do Araripe, Brazil
Category of uses | Types of known uses | No. of cited species | |
---|---|---|---|
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
Food resource | human food | 10 | 10 |
Handcraft (for the leather) | cooking appliances (blanket, knapsack, gibbon, belt); making of musical instruments (tambourine); furniture (upholstery and stool) | 1 | 2 |
Medicinal | ear diseases (ear pain, deafness); respiratory diseases (cough, sore throat, asthma); digestive system diseases (toothache); musculoskeletal diseases (rheumatism, back pain), eye disease (conjunctivitis), diseases of the circulatory system (hemorrhoids), poisoning (snake bite); symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical examinations (cracks in the feet, mycosis) | 5 | 2 |
Ornamental | wall hangings (room decoration) | 0 | 1 |
Mystic | making of keychains | 0 | 1 |
Other uses | making tools (needle for sewing leather); harness; sheath for knife | 1 | 3 |