Natural Products from Ethnodirected Studies: Revisiting the Ethnobiology of the Zombie Poison

Autor: Alyson Luiz Santos de Almeida, Geraldo Jorge Barbosa de Moura, Thiago Antônio de Sousa Araújo, Joabe Gomes de Melo, Rafael Ricardo Vasconcelos da Silva, Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes, Cecília de Fátima Castelo Branco Rangel de Almeida, Ana Carla Asfora El-Deir, Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrea Alves
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 2012 (2012)
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM
ISSN: 1741-4288
1741-427X
DOI: 10.1155/2012/202508
Popis: Wade Davis's study of Haitian “zombification” in the 1980s was a landmark in ethnobiological research. His research was an attempt to trace the origins of reports of “undead” Haitians, focusing on the preparation of the zombification poison. Starting with this influential ethnopharmacological research, this study examines advances in the pharmacology of natural products, focusing especially on those of animal-derived products. Ethnopharmacological, pharmacological, and chemical aspects are considered. We also update information on the animal species that reportedly constitute the zombie poison. Several components of the zombie powder are not unique to Haiti and are used as remedies in traditional medicine worldwide. This paper emphasizes the medicinal potential of products from zootherapy. These biological products are promising sources for the development of new drugs.
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