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  • Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas Km 03, BR 116 – CEP 44031-460 – Feira de Santana – Bahia

Abstract

The mollusks in zootherapy: traditional medicine and clinical-pharma- cological importance. The use of animals as sources of medicines is a cross-cultural phenomenon that is historically ancient and geographically widespread. This article reviews the use of mollusks in traditional medicine and discusses the clinical and pharmacological importance of these invertebrates. The roles that mollusks play in folk practices related to the healing and/or prevention of illnesses have been recorded in different social-cultural contexts worldwide. The clinical and therapeutic use of compounds coming from different species of mollusks is recorded in the literature. The chemistry of natural products provided by oysters, mussels, clams, sluggards, and snails has been substantially investigated, but the majority of these studies have focused on the subclasses Opistobranchia and Prosobranchia. Research into the knowledge and practices of folk medicine makes possible
a better understanding of the interaction between human beings and the environment, in addition to allowing the elaboration of suitable strategies for the conservation of natural resources.

Author Biography

Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas Km 03, BR 116 – CEP 44031-460 – Feira de Santana – Bahia

Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto  Possui graduação pela Universidade Federal de Alagoas (1994), mestrado em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente pela Universidade Federal de Alagoas (1998) e doutorado em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2003). Pós-doutorado na UNAM pelo Instituito de Biología (2005), onde trabalhou em etnoentomologia junto com a Dra. Julieta Ramos-Elorduy. Professor Adjunto B lotado no Departamento de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, onde desde 1995 atua na disciplina Etnobiologia. Tem experiência na área de Ecologia, com ênfase em Ecologia Aplicada, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: etnoentomologia, etnozoologia, conhecimentos tradicionais, zooterapia e medicina tradicional. Certificado pelo autor em 06/10/11

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Published

2006-01-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2006)

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