Observations on the therapeutic practices of riverine communities of the Unini River, AM, Brazil

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 503-515

  Santos, Juliana De Faria Lima ^a   Pagani, Eduardo ^b   Ramos, José ^c   Rodrigues, Eliana ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b BRAZILIAN CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ENERGY AND MATERIALS CNPEM   (Brazil)

^c Herbarium of the National Institute of Amazonian Research HNIAR   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; Ethnopharmacology; Exudates; Medicinal animals; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BURSERACEAE; CHARACIDAE; CICHLIDAE; ETHNOGRAPHY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FABACEAE; FEMALE; FISH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LAMIACEAE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDWIFE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PLANT; PLANT EXUDATE; PLANT TAXONOMY; RAIN FOREST; TRADITIONAL HEALER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; FISHES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASSAGE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDWIFERY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXUDATES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREGNANCY; RIVERS;

ANIMALIA; ARECACEAE; BURSERACEAE; CHARACIDAE; CICHLIDAE; FABACEAE; LAMIACEAE; OSTEICHTHYES; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 84862889367     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.05.027     Document Type: Article

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