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The First Report on the Medicinal Use of Fossils in Latin America
Joint Authors
Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino
de Moura, Geraldo Jorge Barbosa
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-08-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
There have been very few ethnopharmacological studies performed on the traditional use of fossil species, although a few records have been conducted in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
This study is the first ever to be performed on the use of Testudine (turtle) fossils for folk medicine in Latin America.
An investigation was conducted in the Araripe Basin, which is one of the most important fossil-bearing reserves in the world due to the diversity, endemism, and quality of preservation of its fossils.
We propose the formalization of a new discipline called ethnopaleontology, which will involve the study of the dynamic relationship between humans and fossils, from human perception to direct use.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Moura, Geraldo Jorge Barbosa& Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino. 2011. The First Report on the Medicinal Use of Fossils in Latin America. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992538
Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Moura, Geraldo Jorge Barbosa& Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino. The First Report on the Medicinal Use of Fossils in Latin America. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992538
American Medical Association (AMA)
de Moura, Geraldo Jorge Barbosa& Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino. The First Report on the Medicinal Use of Fossils in Latin America. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992538
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-992538