Ethnobiology in Mizoram state: folklore medico-zoology.
Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad
;
1999 Jul; 29(2): 123-48
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-1934
ABSTRACT
Studies in ethnobotany and ethnozoology under the umbrella of Ethnobiology seem imbalanced in the sense that enormous publications have accumulated in case of the former but only little information has been disseminated in case of the latter. While 7500 wild plant species are known to be used by tribals in medicine, only 76 species of animals have been shown as medicinal resources (Anonymous, 1994). The present paper is the first-hand information of folklore medicine and animals in Mizoram. The animals enumerated comprise of 25 vertebrates and 31 invertebrates and are used for treatment of over 40 kinds of diseases or ailments, including jaundice, tuberculosis, hepatitis, cancer, asthma and veterinary disease. The author, however, does not recommend destruction of wild animals, be it for food or medicine.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Biology
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History, 20th Century
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Ethnology
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India
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Animals
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Animals, Wild
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Medicine, Traditional
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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