Medicinal use of fauna by a traditional community in the Brazilian Amazonia

Medicinal use of fauna by a traditional community in the Brazilian Amazonia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Zootherapy inventories are important as they contribute to the world documentation of the prevalence, importance and diversity of the medicinal use of animals in traditional human communities. The present study aims to contribute wit...

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Main Authors:	Barros Flávio B, Varela Susana AM, Pereira Henrique M, Vicente Luís
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2012-09-01
Series:	Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:	Ethnozoology Ethnomedicine Zootherapy Brazilian Amazonia Species conservation Use value (UV) index Medicinal applications value (MAV) index
Online Access:	http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/8/1/37

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