Animal-based folk remedies sold in public markets in Crato and Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human communities consistently develop a detailed knowledge of the therapeutical and medicinal properties of the local flora and fauna, and these folk remedies often substitute medicines produced by the pharmaceutical industry. Animals (and their derived products) are essential ingredients in the preparation of many traditional remedies. The present work prepared an inventory of the animals sold in public markets in the cities of Crato and Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará State, Brazil.

Methods

Information was obtained through the use of semi-structured questionnaires in interviews held with 27 merchants of medicinal animals (18 in the municipality of Juazeiro do Norte [11 men and 7 women] and 9 people in the municipality of Crato [6 men and 3 women]). We calculated the I

SUBMITTER: Ferreira FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2698880 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature