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Table 2 Zootherapies used in the fishing community of Diogo Lopes, Macau - RN

From: Environmental influence on the choice of medicinal animals: a case study from northeastern Brazil

Class/family/species/“local name,” popular name (En/US)

Number of citations

Parts used

Diseases

Disease categories

IUCN (2018)

CITES

Brazilian list MMA (2014)

Mammalia

 Bovidae

  Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758—“carneiro,” sheep

24

Fat, suet

Bruise, arm dislocation, ankle fracture, leg pain, swelling, plantar fasciitis, “hard nerves,” joint pain, knee pain, bone pain, hardened joints, crooked knee, cracked heels

Injury, poisoning and some other consequences of external causes, musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders, undefined diseases

0

0

0

 Canidae

  Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758—“cachorro,” dog

1

Feces

Throat inflammation

Respiratory tract diseases

0

0

0

  Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766)—“raposa,” crab-eating fox

15

Fat, leather

Sore throat, throat inflammation, hemorrhoids, inflammation

Respiratory tract diseases, diseases of the circulatory system, undefined diseases

LC

II

0

 Cervidae

  Mazama sp.—“veado,” deer

1

Fat

Leg pain

Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

0

0

0

 Dasypodidae

  Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)—“tatu-peba,” six-banded armadillo

2

Fat

Thorn removal, ear pain

External causes of morbidity and mortality, ear and mastoid apophysis disorders

LC

0

0

 Delphinidae

  Sotalia guianensis (P.-J. van Bénéden, 1864)—“boto-cinza,” Guiana dolphin

4

Fat

Itching, throat inflammation, leg pain, “hard nerves”

Undefined diseases, respiratory tract diseases, musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

DD

0

VU

Birds

 Cathartidae

  Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793)—“urubu-de-cabeça-preta,” American black vulture

1

Liver

Asthma

Respiratory tract diseases

LC

0

0

 Phasianidae

  Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)—“galo,” chicken

11

Fat

Sore throat, throat inflammation, boil, chest lump, inflammation, constipation

Respiratory tract diseases, skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders, undefined diseases, digestive tract diseases

LC

0

0

Reptilia

 Boidae

  Boa constrictor Linnaeus, 1758—“jiboia,” boa

2

Fat, oil

Ear pain, spine pain

Ear and mastoid apophysis disorders, musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

0

0

0

 Cheloniidae

  Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)—“tartaruga-verde,” green turtle

17

Fat, oil

Throat inflammation, bone pain, spine pain, rheumatism, stroke, thrombosis, boil, healing

Respiratory tract diseases, musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders, diseases of the circulatory system, skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders, undefined diseases

EN

0

VU

 Iguanidae

  Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758)—“Camaleão,” common green iguana

9

Fat, bones

Sore throat, throat inflammation, barbs, hemorrhoids

Respiratory tract diseases, external causes of morbidity and mortality, diseases of the circulatory system

0

0

0

 Teiidae

  Salvator merianae (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)—“lagarto teju,” tegu lizard

55

Fat

Sore throat, throat inflammation, wound, ear pain, knee pain

Respiratory tract diseases, external causes of morbidity and mortality, ear and mastoid apophysis disorders, musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

LC

0

0

 Tropiduridae

  Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825)—“lagartixa de lajedo,” Peters’ lava lizard

4

Meat, blood, head

Sore throat, throat inflammation

Respiratory tract diseases

0

0

0

 Viperidae

  Crotalus durissus Linnaeus, 1758—“cascavel,” South American rattlesnake

6

Fat, oil

Hardened joints, bone pain, spine pain, blackhead, acne, cracked heels, headache

Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders, skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders, nervous system disorders

LC

III

0

Amphibia

 Bufonidae

  Rhinella jimi (Stevaux, 2002)—“sapo cururu,” frog

1

Fat

Throat inflammation

Respiratory tract diseases

LC

0

0

Elasmobranchii

 Carcharhinidae

  Rhizoprionodon lalandii (Müller & Henle, 1839)—“tubarão,” Brazilian sharpnose shark

2

Liver oil

Stroke, healing

Diseases of the circulatory system, undefined diseases

DD

0

0

Actinopterygii

 Echeneidae

  Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758—“rêmora,” whitefin sharksucker

1

Sucker/fixer part

Asthma crisis

Respiratory tract diseases

LC

0

0

 Scombridae

  Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829)—“cavala,” king mackerel

1

Posts

Asthma crisis

Respiratory tract diseases

LC

0

0

 Syngnathidae

  Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933—“cavalo-marinho,” Long-snout Seahorse

1

Whole body

Asthma crisis

Respiratory tract diseases

NT

0

VU

Insecta

 Apidae

       

  Bee

7

Honey, gel

Flu, cough, leg pain

Respiratory tract diseases, musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

0

0

0

Malacostraca

 Ocypodidae

  Ocypode quadrata (Fabricius, 1787)—“caranguejo maria-farinha,” ghost crab

1

Whole body

Asthma crisis

Respiratory tract diseases

0

0

0

Hydrozoa

 Physaliidae

  Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)—“caravela-portuguesa,” Portuguese man-of-war

1

Whole body

Wounds

External causes of morbidity and mortality

0

0

0