Animals in Traditional Folk Medicine: Implications for Conservation

By Ierece Lucena Rosa and Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves

Book Overview

Introduction - Toward a Plural Approach to the Study of Medicinal Animals.- From Past to Present: Medicinal Animals in a Historical Perspective.- Medicine From the Wild: An Overview of the Use and Trade of Animal Products in Traditional Medicines.- Medicinal Animals in Ethnoveterinary Practices: A World Overview.- Animals as a Source of Drugs: Bioprospecting and Biodiversity Conservation.- Fish Folk Medicine of Cai?ara (Atlantic Coastal Forest) and Caboclo (Amazon Forest) Communities.- Herpetofauna Used in Traditional Folk Medicine: Conservation Implications.- Primates in Traditional Folk Medicine: World Overview.- A Global Overview of Carnivorous Used in Traditional Medicines Implications.- Seahorses in Traditional Medicines: A Global Overview.- Aquatic Mammals Used in Traditional Folk Medicine: A Global Analysis.- Marine Invertebrates in Traditional Medicines.- The Role of Animal-Derived Remedies as Complementary Medicine in Brazil.- Mediterranean Zootherapy: A Historical to Modern Perspective.- A Review of Fauna Used in Zootherapeutic Remedies in Portugal: Historical Origins, Current Uses and Implications for Conservation.- Zootherapy and Biodiversity Conservation in Nigeria.- Wild Mammals Trade for Zootherapeutic and Mythic Purposes in Benin (West Africa): Capitalizing Species Involved, Provision Sources and Implications for Conservation.- Birds of a Feather: Quantitative Assessments of the Diversity and Levels of Threat to Birds Used in African Traditional Medicine.- Animals Traded for Traditional Medicine at the Faraday Market in South Africa: Species Diversity and Conservation Implications.- Finely Ground-Hornbill: The Sale of Bucorvus Cafer in a Traditional Medicine Market in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.A World Overview.- Animals as a Source of Drugs: Bioprospecting and Biodiversity Conservation.- Fish Folk Medicine of Cai?ara (Atlantic Coastal Forest) and Caboclo (Amazon Forest) Communities.- Herpetofauna Used in Traditional Folk Medicine: Conservation Implications.- Primates in Traditional Folk Medicine: World Overview.- A Global Overview of Carnivorous Used in Traditional Medicines Implications.- Seahorses in Traditional Medicines: A Global Overview.- Aquatic Mammals Used in Traditional Folk Medicine: A Global Analysis.- Marine Invertebrates in Traditional Medicines.- The Role of Animal-Derived Remedies as Complementary Medicine in Brazil.- Mediterranean Zootherapy: A Historical to Modern Perspective.- A Review of Fauna Used in Zootherapeutic Remedies in Portugal: Historical Origins, Current Uses and Implications for Conservation.- Zootherapy and Biodiversity Conservation in Nigeria.- Wild Mammals Trade for Zootherapeutic and Mythic Purposes in Benin (West Africa): Capitalizing Species Involved, Provision Sources and Implications for Conservation.- Birds of a Feather: Quantitative Assessments of the Diversity and Levels of Threat to Birds Used in African Traditional Medicine.- Animals Traded for Traditional Medicine at the Faraday Market in South Africa: Species Diversity and Conservation Implications.- Finely Ground-Hornbill: The Sale of Bucorvus Cafer in a Traditional Medicine Market in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 364244542X
• ISBN13: 9783642445422
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 492 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"