A case of zootherapy with the tarantula <it>Brachypelma vagans </it>Ausserer, 1875 in traditional medicine of the Chol Mayan ethnic group in Mexico
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In practically every human culture, the use of arthropods as medicinal resources has been reported. In Mexico, the Mayan people mainly use plants but occasionally also animals and minerals in their medicine. This article is the first...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/7/1/12 |