The mollusks in zootherapy: traditional medicine and clinical-pharmacological importance

The mollusks in zootherapy: traditional medicine and clinical-pharmacological importance

The use of animals as sources of medicines is a cross-cultural phenomenon that is historically ancient and geographically widespread. This article reviews the use of mollusks in traditional medicine and discusses the clinical and pharmacological importance of these invertebrates. The roles that moll...

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Main Author:	Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2006-09-01
Series:	Biotemas
Subjects:	traditional medicine zootherapy ethnozoology natural product chemistry
Online Access:	http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume193/p71a78.pdf

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