| Folk medicinal use of fauna in Mapimi, Durango, México. | |
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PMID: 20937375 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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AIM OF THE STUDY: To document the use of animal species in traditional medicine from the municipality of Mapimi, Durango, México. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Direct interviews were performed in several short visits with inhabitants from the municipality of Mapimi, Durango. The interviews were analyzed with two quantitative tools. The informant consensus factor that estimates the level of agreement between interviewees over which animals to use for each category and the fidelity level which indicates the percentage of informants claiming the use of a certain animal species for the same medicinal purpose. RESULTS: A total of 18 animal species, belonging to 17 families and four taxonomic categories, were reported by interviewees as used for medicinal purposes. Thirteen medicinal species were identified not previously reported. The results of the informant consensus factor showed that the dermatological, diabetes and reproductive categories had the greatest agreement. The most important species according to their fidelity level are: Mephitis macroura and Crotalus atrox. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that many animal species play an important role in healing practices among inhabitants from Mapimi, Durango. Further experiments with medicinal fauna from Mapimi are needed to be carried out to obtain experimental information about their traditional uses, especially with C. atrox. |
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Maria Del Rosario Jacobo-Salcedo; Angel Josabad Alonso-Castro; Alicia Zarate-Martinez |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-10-16 |
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Title: Journal of ethnopharmacology Volume: 133 ISSN: 1872-7573 ISO Abbreviation: J Ethnopharmacol Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-01-17 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7903310 Medline TA: J Ethnopharmacol Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 902-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico. |
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