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) |
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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 |