Animal-based folk remedies sold in public markets in Crato and Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil

• Main Authors: Almeida Waltécio O (Author), Saraiva Antônio AF (Author), Ribeiro Samuel C (Author), Brito amuel V (Author), Ferreira Felipe S (Author), Alves Rômulo RN (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human communities consistently develop a detailed knowledge of the therapeutical and medicinal properties of the local flora and fauna, and these folk remedies often substitute medicines produced by the pharmaceutical industry. Anima...