Use and commercialization of <it>Podocnemis expansa </it>(Schweiger 1812) (Testudines: Podocnemididae) for medicinal purposes in two communities in North of Brazil
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Throughout Brazil a large number of people seek out reptiles for their meat, leather, ornamental value and supposed medicinal importance. However, there is a dearth of information on the use of reptiles in folk medicine. In North Bra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/4/1/3 |