Mahawar Madan Mohan, Jaroli D P
Department of Zoology, Government Post Graduate College, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India.
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2007 Jun 5;3:25. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-3-25.
The present zootherapeutic study describes the traditional knowledge related to the use of different animals and animal-derived products as medicines by the Saharia tribe reside in the Shahabad and Kishanganj Panchayat Samiti's of Baran district of Rajasthan, India. A field survey was conducted from April to June 2006 by performing interview through structured questionnaire with 21 selected respondents, who provided information regarding use of animals and their products in folk medicine. A total of 15 animal species were recorded and they are used for different ethnomedical purposes, including cough, asthma, tuberculosis, paralysis, earache, herpes, weakness, muscular pain etc. The zootherapeutic knowledge was mostly based on domestic animals, but some protected species like the peacock (Pavo cristatus,), hard shelled turtle (Kachuga tentoria), sambhar (Cervus unicolor) were also mentioned as medicinal resources. We would suggest that this kind of neglected traditional knowledge should be included into the strategies of conservation and management of faunistic resources. Further studies are required for experimental validation to confirm the presence of bioactive compounds in these traditional remedies and also to emphasize more sustainable use of these resources.
目前的动物疗法研究描述了印度拉贾斯坦邦巴兰区沙哈巴德和基尚甘杰村委会的萨哈里亚部落将不同动物及动物源产品用作药物的传统知识。2006年4月至6月进行了一项实地调查，通过结构化问卷对21名选定的受访者进行访谈，他们提供了有关动物及其产品在民间医学中使用的信息。共记录了15种动物物种，它们被用于不同的民族医学目的，包括咳嗽、哮喘、肺结核、瘫痪、耳痛、疱疹、虚弱、肌肉疼痛等。动物疗法知识大多基于家畜，但一些受保护物种，如孔雀（印度孔雀）、硬壳龟（印度箱鳖）、水鹿（泽鹿）也被提及为药用资源。我们建议，这种被忽视的传统知识应纳入动物资源保护和管理策略。需要进一步开展研究进行实验验证，以确认这些传统疗法中生物活性化合物的存在，并强调更可持续地利用这些资源。
