Original Article
Animal-Based Remedies as Complementary Medicines in the Semi-Arid Region of Northeastern Brazil
Table 1
Categories of diseases treated with zootherapeutic remedies in surveyed area (Queimadas, Paraiba State), according to the Brazilian Centre for the Classification of Diseases.
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(1) undefined diseases; (2) some infections and parasitic diseases; (3) respiratory system; (4) digestive system; (5) injuries, poisoning and other consequences of external causes; (6) osteomuscular system and conjunctive tissue; (7) circulatory system; (8) urinogenital system; (9) external causes of morbidity and mortality; (10) skin and subcutaneous tissue; (11) nervous system; (12) Symptoms, signs and abnormal findings from medical and laboratorial examination, not categorized in other part or section; (13) ear (middle and inner ear) and mastoid apophysis; (14) diseases of the endocrine glands, metabolism and nutrition; (15) mental and behavioral perturbations; (16) ophthalmological diseases. |