Zootherapy in Recife (Pernambuco, Brasil): articulating history and practice

The use of animals in therapeutic practices has been a reality throughout human history, although it is not yet a well understood phenomenon. The main objective of this study was to describe and analyze the use of medicinal fauna in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. Many aspects were taken into acco...

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Main Authors: Argus Vasconcelos de Almeida, Ângelo Giuseppe Chaves Alves, Maria Letícia Vasconcelos da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2004-05-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume171/a6.pdf