Animal-based folk remedies sold in public markets in Crato and Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human communities consistently develop a detailed knowledge of the therapeutical and medicinal properties of the local flora and fauna, and these folk remedies often substitute medicines produced by the pharmaceutical industry. Anima...

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Main Authors: Almeida Waltécio O, Saraiva Antônio AF, Ribeiro Samuel C, Brito amuel V, Ferreira Felipe S, Alves Rômulo RN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/9/17