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Zootherapeutic practices among fishing communities in North and Northeast Brazil: a comparisonRômulo R N Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Av das Baraúnas, 351 Campus Universitário, Bodocongo, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
J Ethnopharmacol 111:82-103. 2007..Results suggest that similarities in the repertoire of medicinal resources chosen by the surveyed communities reflects both a geographic/cultural continuum and the local accessibility/availability of the resources...- Mollusks of Candomblé: symbolic and ritualistic importanceNivaldo A Léo Neto
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Av, das Baraúnas, 351 Campus Universitário, Bodocongo, Campina Grande, PB 58109 753, Brasil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 8:10. 2012..The utilization of mollusks in Candomblé is strongly influenced by ancient Yoruba myths (Itãs) which, having survived enslavement and generations of captive labor, continue to guide the lives of Brazil's African Diaspora... - Perceptions of environmental changes and lethargic crab disease among crab harvesters in a Brazilian coastal communityAngélica M S Firmo
Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas, Programa de Pós Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo UFES, São Mateus, Brazil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 7:34. 2011..The present work examined the perceptions of members of a Brazilian crab harvesting community concerning environmental changes and the Lethargic Crab Disease... - Fishers' knowledge and seahorse conservation in BrazilIerecê Ml Rosa
Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, 58059 900 João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 1:12. 2005.... - Hunting and use of terrestrial fauna used by Caiçaras from the Atlantic Forest coast (Brazil)Natalia Hanazaki
Ecology and Zoology Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, ECZ CCB UFSC, Florianopolis SC, 88010 970, Brazil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 5:36. 2009..Its native inhabitants in the Southeastern coast include the Caiçaras (descendants from Amerindians and European colonizers), with a deep knowledge on the natural resources used for their livelihood... - From Eshu to Obatala: animals used in sacrificial rituals at Candomblé "terreiros" in BrazilNivaldo A Léo Neto
Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Sociais, Laboratório de Estudos em Movimentos Etnicos, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Avenida Aprígio Veloso, 882 Bloco BA, Bodocongo, 58109 970 Campina Grande, PB Brasil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 5:23. 2009..The present work aims to document the use of animal species in these sacrificial practices in the cities of Caruaru (PE) and Campina Grande (PB) in Norteastern Brazil, and to further understand the symbolism of these rituals... - Zootherapeutics utilized by residents of the community Poço Dantas, Crato-CE, BrazilFelipe S Ferreira
Universidade Regional do Cariri, Departamento de Quimica Biologica, Crato, CE, Brazil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 5:21. 2009..Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the use of medicinal animals in a rural community (Poco Dantas) in the municipality of Crato, Ceara, Brazil... - Animal-based folk remedies sold in public markets in Crato and Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, BrazilFelipe S Ferreira
Universidade Regional do Cariri, Departamento de Quimica Biologica, Crato, CE, Brazil
BMC Complement Altern Med 9:17. 2009..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... - Termite usage associated with antibiotic therapy: enhancement of aminoglycoside antibiotic activity by natural products of Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky 1855)Henrique D M Coutinho
Universidade Regional do Cariri, Laboratório de Microbiologia e Biologia Molecular, Crato CE, 63105 000, Brazil
BMC Complement Altern Med 9:35. 2009..The present work tests the modifying antibiotic activity of Nasutitermes corniger, a termite used in folk medicine in Northeastern region of Brazil... - Why study the use of animal products in traditional medicines?Rômulo R N Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, 58059 970 João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 1:5. 2005..This paper discusses some related aspects of the use of animals or parts thereof as medicines, and their implications for ecology, culture (the traditional knowledge), economy, and public health... - Ethnozoology in Brazil: current status and perspectivesRômulo Rn Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Av das Baraúnas, 351 Campus Universitário, Bodocongó 58109 753, Campina Grande Pb, Brasil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 7:22. 2011.... - The faunal drugstore: animal-based remedies used in traditional medicines in Latin AmericaRômulo R N Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Avenida das Baraúnas, Campina Grande, Paraíba 58109 753, Brazil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 7:9. 2011.... - The influence of religiosity on healthRômulo Romeu da Nóbrega Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Campina Grande, PB, 58109 753, Brazil
Cien Saude Colet 15:2105-11. 2010..Independent of the possible mechanisms, if individuals receive health profits by the religion; those should be motivated, respecting the individual faith of each one... - Medicinal animals as therapeutic alternative in a semi-arid region of northeastern BrazilRômulo R N Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
Forsch Komplementmed 16:305-12. 2009..Nevertheless, there is a general lack of information about this type of trade in the country. In this review, we report on the trade of medicinal animal species in a semi-arid region in northeastern Brazil... - From cnidarians to mammals: the use of animals as remedies in fishing communities in NE BrazilRômulo R N Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Campus Universitário do Bodocongó, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brasil
J Ethnopharmacol 107:259-76. 2006..This shows the need to integrate traditional knowledge into strategies to conserve and manage faunistic resources in Brazil... - Biodiversity, traditional medicine and public health: where do they meet?Rômulo R N Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Av, das Baraúnas, 351 Campus Universitário, Bodocongo, 58109 753, Campina Grande Pb, Brazil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 3:14. 2007..We explore the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem services to global and human health, the risks which human impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity present to human health and welfare... - Hunting strategies used in the semi-arid region of northeastern BrazilRômulo R N Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brasil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 5:12. 2009.... - Fauna used in popular medicine in Northeast BrazilRômulo R N Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Bodocongo, 58109 753, Campina Grande Pb, Brazil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 5:1. 2009..In this paper we summarize current knowledge on zootherapeutic practices in Northeast of Brazil, based on information compiled from ethnobiological scientific literature... - Zootherapy goes to town: the use of animal-based remedies in urban areas of NE and N BrazilRômulo R N Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Av das Baraúnas, 351 Campus Universitário, Bodocongó 58109 753, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
J Ethnopharmacol 113:541-55. 2007..Among other aspects, the harvesting of threatened species confers zootherapy a role in the discussions about biodiversity conservation in Brazil... - Use and commercialization of Podocnemis expansa (Schweiger 1812) (Testudines: Podocnemididae) for medicinal purposes in two communities in North of BrazilRômulo R N Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Av, das Baraúnas, 351 Campus Universitário, Bodocongo, 58109 753, Campina Grande Pb, Brazil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 4:3. 2008..Here we document the use and commercialization of P. expansa for medicinal purposes in the state of Pará, Northern Brazil... - Animal-based remedies as complementary medicines in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, BrazilRômulo R N Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Avenida das Baraúnas, Campina Grande, Paraíba 58109 753, Brazil
BMC Complement Altern Med 8:44. 2008..This paper examines the use and commercialization of animals for medicinal purposes in Brazil's semi-arid caatinga region... - Medicinal animals used in ethnoveterinary practices of the 'Cariri Paraibano', NE BrazilWedson M S Souto
Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Biológicas Zoologia, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, 58059 970 João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 7:30. 2011..was to describe the local zootherapeutic practices in ethnoveterinary medicine of semi-arid of NE Brazil (Caatinga biome) and to contribute to future research about the validation of the effects and side effects of these animal products.. - Molluscs production associated to lunar-tide cycle: a case study in Paraíba State under ethnoecology viewpointAlberto K Nishida
Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, 58051 900 João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 2:28. 2006.... - Animals to heal animals: ethnoveterinary practices in semiarid region, northeastern BrazilMaine V A Confessor
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Av, das Baraúnas, 351 Campus Universitário, Bodocongo, 58109 753, Campina Grande Pb, Brazil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 5:37. 2009..This study documents ethnoveterinary practices in one local semi-arid region in Northeast Brazil and discusses the findings in the surveyed area... - Commercialization of animal-derived remedies as complementary medicine in the semi-arid region of Northeastern BrazilRômulo R N Alves
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Avenida das Baraúnas, Campina Grande, Paraíba 58109 753, Brazil romulo
J Ethnopharmacol 124:600-8. 2009..While widespread and of great importance to large population that has limited access to contemporary medicine, such practices are poorly understood and the potential value of medicinal animal species largely unknown... - The lunar-tide cycle viewed by crustacean and mollusc gatherers in the State of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil and their influence in collection attitudesAlberto K Nishida
Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade Federalda Paraíba, 58051 900 João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 2:1. 2006..The results showed that the gatherers have an accurate comprehension of tidal phenomenon based on their exploitation of natural resources, which perpetuates through generations... - Parallels between zootherapeutic practices in ethnoveterinary and human complementary medicine in northeastern BrazilWedson M S Souto
Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Biológicas Zoologia, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, 58059 970 João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
J Ethnopharmacol 134:753-67. 2011..In this sense, we sought to determine the connections between human and animal ethnopharmacology and their implications for ethnoveterinary medicine in northeastern Brazil... - Is the body fat of the lizard Tupinambis merianae effective against bacterial infections?Felipe S Ferreira
Universidade Federal da Paraíba UFPB, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Campus I, Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil ferreira
J Ethnopharmacol 126:233-7. 2009..This work presents the chemical compositions of the body fat of Tupinambis merianae and evaluates the antibacterial activity of the body fat as well as the ecological implications of its use in traditional medicine... - Topical anti-inflammatory activity of body fat from the lizard Tupinambis merianaeFelipe S Ferreira
Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil
J Ethnopharmacol 130:514-20. 2010..The present study evaluated the topical anti-inflammatory activity of Tupinambis merianae fat in treating ear edema in an animal model...