Use of moxibustion as an auxiliary treatment in wound healing of the snake Eunectes murinus (anaconda): case report

ABSTRACT Large snakes of the Boidae family, such as Eunectes murinus, require special techniques to facilitate their care when they are sick. Thus, an acupuncture technique called moxibustion was applied that utilizes burning of the weed Artemisia vulgaris for heating at specific points on the skin...

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Main Authors: V.C. Garcia, C.V. Prado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352017000601560&lng=en&tlng=en