Animal-based medicines: biological prospection and the sustainable use of zootherapeutic resources
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| contents | Animal-based medicines: biological prospection and the sustainable use of zootherapeutic resources Eraldo M. Costa-Neto Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) zootherapy ethnozoology bioprospection sustainability Animalshavebeenusedasmedicinalresourcesforthetreatmentandrelieveofamyriadofillnessesanddiseasesinpracticallyeveryhumanculture.Althoughconsideredbymanyassuperstition,thepertinenceoftraditionalmedicinebasedonanimalscannotbedeniedsincetheyhavebeenmethodicallytestedbyphar-maceuticalcompaniesassourcesofdrugstothemodernmedicalscience.Thephenomenonofzootherapyrepresentsastrongevidenceofthemedicinaluseofanimalresources.Indeed,drugcompaniesandagribusi-nessfirmshavebeenevaluatinganimalsfordecadeswithoutpayinganythingtothecountriesfromwherethesegeneticresourcesarefound.Theuseofanimalsbodypartsasfolkmedicinesisrelevantbecauseitimpliesadditionalpressureovercriticalwildpopulations.Itisarguedthatmanyanimalspecieshavebeenoverexploitedassourcesofmedicinesforthetraditionaltrade.Additionally,animalpopulationshavebe-comedepletedorendangeredasaresultoftheiruseasexperimentalsubjectsoranimalmodels.Researchonzootherapyshouldbecompatiblewiththewelfareofthemedicinalanimals,andtheuseoftheirby-productsshouldbedoneinasustainableway.Itisdiscussedthatsustainabilityisnowrequiredastheguidingprincipleforbiologicalconservation. 2005 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32777104 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.77 |
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| spellingShingle | Animal-based medicines: biological prospection and the sustainable use of zootherapeutic resources Eraldo M. Costa-Neto Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) zootherapy ethnozoology bioprospection sustainability Animal-based medicines: biological prospection and the sustainable use of zootherapeutic resources Eraldo M. Costa-Neto Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) zootherapy ethnozoology bioprospection sustainability Animalshavebeenusedasmedicinalresourcesforthetreatmentandrelieveofamyriadofillnessesanddiseasesinpracticallyeveryhumanculture.Althoughconsideredbymanyassuperstition,thepertinenceoftraditionalmedicinebasedonanimalscannotbedeniedsincetheyhavebeenmethodicallytestedbyphar-maceuticalcompaniesassourcesofdrugstothemodernmedicalscience.Thephenomenonofzootherapyrepresentsastrongevidenceofthemedicinaluseofanimalresources.Indeed,drugcompaniesandagribusi-nessfirmshavebeenevaluatinganimalsfordecadeswithoutpayinganythingtothecountriesfromwherethesegeneticresourcesarefound.Theuseofanimalsbodypartsasfolkmedicinesisrelevantbecauseitimpliesadditionalpressureovercriticalwildpopulations.Itisarguedthatmanyanimalspecieshavebeenoverexploitedassourcesofmedicinesforthetraditionaltrade.Additionally,animalpopulationshavebe-comedepletedorendangeredasaresultoftheiruseasexperimentalsubjectsoranimalmodels.Researchonzootherapyshouldbecompatiblewiththewelfareofthemedicinalanimals,andtheuseoftheirby-productsshouldbedoneinasustainableway.Itisdiscussedthatsustainabilityisnowrequiredastheguidingprincipleforbiologicalconservation. 2005 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32777104 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.77 |
| title | Animal-based medicines: biological prospection and the sustainable use of zootherapeutic resources |
| topic | Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) zootherapy ethnozoology bioprospection sustainability |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32777104 |