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Studies on Ethnozoology in Sudan: 1. Zootherapeutic Practices

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36349/EASJALS.2020.v03i05.002

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The present ethno-zoological study recorded the indigenous knowledge related to usage of different animals, their parts and products in zoo therapeutic practices in Sudan. Meetings with practitioners and elderly people were carried out intermittently from 2010 to 2019.Animalspecies and their products believed to cure 108 different therapeutic disorders amount to 49. The disorders included tuberculosis, earache, gastro-intestinal disturbances, respiratory disturbances, skin related problems among others. The zootherapeutic applications were based on invertebrates, fishes, retiles, birds and both domestic and wild mammals. Some animal species like Bees Apis spp. and the one-humped camel, Camelus dromedaries dominated the medicinal resources. Of the total 49 animal species reported Rhim gazelle and the Soemmerring's gazelle. (4%) are included in IUCN red list data as endangered and vulnerable species, respectively. Thirteen (27%) animal species are enlisted in the Convention of international Trade in Endangered Species appendices I, II, and III. This kind of neglected traditional knowledge should be included into the strategies of conservation and management of fauna resources in Sudan.

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