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Trends in Medicinal Uses of Edible Wild Vertebrates in Brazil
Joint Authors
Oliveira, Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro
Medeiros, Maria Franco Trindade
Alves, Romulo Romeu da Nobrega
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-22, 22 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
22
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The use of food medicines is a widespread practice worldwide.
In Brazil, such use is often associated with wild animals, mostly focusing on vertebrate species.
Here we assessed taxonomic and ecological trends in traditional uses of wild edible vertebrates in the country, through an extensive ethnobiological database analysis.
Our results showed that at least 165 health conditions are reportedly treated by edible vertebrate species (n=204), mostly fishes and mammals.
However, reptiles stand out presenting a higher plasticity in the treatment of multiple health conditions.
Considering the 20 disease categories recorded, treatment prescriptions were similar within continental (i.e., terrestrial and freshwater) and also within coastal and marine habitats, which may reflect locally related trends in occurrence and use of the medicinal fauna.
The comprehension of the multiplicity and trends in the therapeutic uses of Brazilian vertebrates is of particular interest from a conservation perspective, as several threatened species were recorded.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alves, Romulo Romeu da Nobrega& Oliveira, Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro& Medeiros, Maria Franco Trindade. 2017. Trends in Medicinal Uses of Edible Wild Vertebrates in Brazil. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153917
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alves, Romulo Romeu da Nobrega…[et al.]. Trends in Medicinal Uses of Edible Wild Vertebrates in Brazil. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153917
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alves, Romulo Romeu da Nobrega& Oliveira, Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro& Medeiros, Maria Franco Trindade. Trends in Medicinal Uses of Edible Wild Vertebrates in Brazil. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153917
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153917