Juruena local healers and the plants and verbal blessings they use for healing in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Quack benediction has been used in Europe since the middle ages to treat lots of illness. In Brazil the bezendores appeared during the XVII century and interpretation of their knowledge, traditional use and management of plant resources are commonly addressed in ethnobotanical studies. Braziliam bez...

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Main Authors: Márcia Regina Antunes Maciel, Germano Guarim Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 2006-12-01
Series:Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222006000300003&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt#add