Rescue of the ethnozootherapeutic knowledge of the Barra do Una Community (Peruíbe-SP)

• Autor(a) principal: Prado, Djalma Osmanir Pereira do
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Ramires, Milena
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/6111
• topic: Barra do Una; Caiçaras; Etnozoología; Medicina Tradicional.; Barra do Una; Caiçaras; Ethnozoology; Traditional medicine.; Barra do Una; Caiçaras; Etnozoología; Medicina Tradicional.

Animals are one of the utmost importante resources for humanity since primitives times. Its uses as medicinal items can be called ethnozoology, and it is a activity which is historically and geographically widespread throughout the world. This survey aimed to rescue and describe the ethnozoology of the Barra do Una, a traditional Community located in municipality of Peruíbe- SP. Field research was conducted to residentes, and its data were collected through semi- structured questions addressing the subject. 13 animals were cited by the interviewees, and according to them, these animals were able to treat 19 types of deseases. The research results showed a rich knowledge of faunal medicinal resources that the Community has. These descriptions are mainly important for Communities that no longer use these resources, such as the Community studied. These researches besides strengthen cultural ties, they can also serve as sources of studies for several areas related to tradicional knowledge, such as: public health, anthropology, environmental and cultural education and so on.