Souto Wedson M S, Barboza Raynner R D, Rocha Michelle S P, Alves Rômulo R N, Mourão José S
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.
An Acad Bras Cienc. 2012 Sep;84(3):669-78. doi: 10.1590/s0001-37652012005000038. Epub 2012 Jun 28.
This work documents the zootherapeutic practices in Ethnoveterinary medicine (EVM) of Pedra Lavrada (6°45'S, 36°28'W), Northeastern Brazil. We interviewed 23 people (22 men and 1 woman), who provided information on animal species used as remedies, body parts used to prepare the remedies, and illnesses for which the remedies were prescribed. We calculated the use-value to determine the most important species. Interviewees cited 11 animal taxa. The main species mentioned were ram - Ovis aries (UV=0.89), crab-eating fox - Cerdocyon thous (UV=0.79), common green iguana - Iguana iguana (UV=0.79), and South American rattlesnake - Caudisona durissa (Linnaeus, 1758) (UV=0.74). The most frequently cited treatments concerned to inflammatory and dermatological ailments or conditions, as well as to obstetric disorders. Similar to other studies, local ethnoveterinary establishes connections with human ethnomedicine. The results suggest that similarities in the repertoire of medicinal resources chosen by local residents reflect the local accessibility/availability of the resources. Our results help to preserve ethnoveterinary knowledge, which is important in enhancing our understanding on the relationship among humans, society and nature, and also to elaborate more effective strategies for conserving natural resources. Other studies for scientific validation of the effects and side effects of these zootherapeutic products are needed before they can be recommended or not for use.
这项工作记录了巴西东北部佩德拉拉瓦达（南纬6°45′，西经36°28′）的民族兽医学（EVM）中的动物疗法实践。我们采访了23人（22名男性和1名女性），他们提供了有关用作药物的动物物种、制备药物所用的身体部位以及开具这些药物所针对的疾病的信息。我们计算了使用价值以确定最重要的物种。受访者提到了11个动物分类单元。提到的主要物种有公羊——绵羊（使用价值=0.89）、食蟹狐——食蟹狐属（使用价值=0.79）、普通绿鬣蜥——绿鬣蜥（使用价值=0.79）和南美响尾蛇——杜氏响尾蛇（林奈，1758年）（使用价值=0.74）。最常提到的治疗涉及炎症和皮肤病，以及产科疾病。与其他研究类似，当地的民族兽医学与人类民族医学建立了联系。结果表明，当地居民选择的药用资源库中的相似性反映了这些资源在当地的可获取性/可用性。我们的研究结果有助于保护民族兽医学知识，这对于增进我们对人类、社会和自然之间关系的理解很重要，也有助于制定更有效的自然资源保护策略。在推荐或不推荐使用这些动物疗法产品之前，需要进行其他研究以科学验证其效果和副作用。
