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[Article] A case of zootherapy with the tarantula Brachypelma vagans

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  • [Article] A case of zootherapy with the tarantula Brachypelma vagans

    Machkour-M'Rabet, S., Y. Henaut, P. Winterton & R. Rojo. A case of zootherapy with the tarantula Brachypelma vagans Ausserer, 1875 in traditional medicine of the Chol Mayan ethnic group in Mexico. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2011, 7:12 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-7-12

    Abstract. In practically every human culture, the use of arthropods as medicinal resources has been reported. In Mexico, the Mayan people mainly use plants but occasionally also animals and minerals in their medicine. This article is the first to report the traditional use of the tarantula Brachypelma vagans by medicine men in the Chol community, an ancient indigenous group that inhabits the southeastern part of Mexico. We also describe the utility of such arachnids in traditional medicine.

    So far the DOI doesn't resolve but a PDF can be downloaded from here (http://www.ethnobiomed.com). Edit: now the DOI works too!

    -Zoltan
    Last edited by Zoltan Mihaly Lestyan; 06-04-11, 08:49 AM.
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    Thanks for this zoltan, hadnt seen it.

    I am not in the slightest surprised at all that co-author R.R. was the one to try the beverage!

    Huge thanks for posting the link and sharing.
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