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| Title |
Why study the use of animal products in traditional medicines?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, August 2005
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| DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-1-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Rômulo RN Alves, Ierecê L Rosa |
| Abstract |
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that as many as 80% of the world's more than six billion people rely primarily on animal and plant-based medicines. The healing of human ailments by using therapeutics based on medicines obtained from animals or ultimately derived from them is known as zootherapy. The phenomenon of zootherapy is marked both by a broad geographical distribution and very deep historical origins. Despite their importance, studies on the therapeutic use of animals and animal parts have been neglected, when compared to plants. This paper discusses some related aspects of the use of animals or parts thereof as medicines, and their implications for ecology, culture (the traditional knowledge), economy, and public health. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 285 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Uganda | 1 | <1% |
| Malawi | 1 | <1% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 275 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 57 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 34 | 12% |
| Researcher | 30 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 18 | 6% |
| Other | 55 | 19% |
| Unknown | 62 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 96 | 34% |
| Environmental Science | 33 | 12% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 19 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 35 | 12% |
| Unknown | 76 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 December 2020.
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#2,446,342
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#71
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#4,163
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#2
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So far Altmetric has tracked 731 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 5.7. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 90% of its peers.
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