Animals to heal animals: ethnoveterinary practices in semiarid region, Northeastern Brazil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Animal-based remedies constitute an integral part of Traditional Medicine and this is true in Brazil as well both in rural and urban areas of the country. Due to its long history, zootherapy has in fact become an integral part of fol...

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Main Authors: Alves Rômulo RN, Mourão José S, Mendonça Lívia ET, Confessor Maine VA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/5/1/37