Medicinal plants in the diet of woolly spider monkeys (Brachyteles arachnoides, E. Geoffroy, 1806) - a bio-rational for the search of new medicines for human use?

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume27
dc.contributor.authorPetroni, Liege M. [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorHuffman, Michael A.
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Eliana [UNIFESP]
dc.coverageCuritiba-Pr
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-17T14:02:50Z
dc.date.available2020-07-17T14:02:50Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe present study aimed to compare the plant food diet of woolly spider monkeys (Brachyteles arach-noides) inhabiting Intervales State Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with medicinal plant species used by humans in the surrounding areas of the park. The diet of a group of woolly spider monkeys living in an Atlantic for-est area was recorded during 43 months of fieldwork. Fifty-three species (87 food items) were recorded. Plant specimens were collected and identified at the University of Sao Paulo and the Botanical Institute of Sao Paulo State. Using semi-structured interviews, ethnomedicinal data were also collected from four preselected respondents regarding the human therapeutic value of these plants. The study showed that 24.5% (13/53) of these species are used by residents around the park for medicinal purposes. Of these thirteen, seven species also have validated pharmacological properties, and three are utilized by local residents for similar medicinal purposes. Overlap in the plant food/medicinal diet of woolly spider monkey populations elsewhere were also noted, suggesting potential overlap in their medicinal value for humans and primates. The similarities between the ingestion of plants by primates and their medicinal use by humans provide a bio-rational for the search of bioactive plants in the primate diet. Further detailed investigation of their pharmacological and phytochemical value is warranted. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. on behalf of Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Ciencias Biol, Ctr Estudos Etnobot & Etnofarmacol, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationKyoto Univ, Primate Res Inst, Kyoto, Japan
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Ciencias Biol, Ctr Estudos Etnobot & Etnofarmacol, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.description.sponsorshipFAPESP
dc.description.sponsorshipCNPq
dc.description.sponsorshipCAPES
dc.description.sponsorshipFundacao O Boticario de Protecao a Natureza
dc.description.sponsorshipWorld Wide Fund for Nature
dc.format.extent135-142
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjp.2016.09.002
dc.identifier.citationRevista Brasileira De Farmacognosia-Brazilian Journal Of Pharmacognosy. Curitiba-Pr, v. 27, n. 2, p. 135-142, 2017.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.bjp.2016.09.002
dc.identifier.fileWOS000397844800001.pdf
dc.identifier.issn0102-695X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/55057
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000397844800001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSoc Brasileira Farmacognosia
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Brasileira De Farmacognosia-Brazilian Journal Of Pharmacognosy
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectZoopharmacognosyen
dc.subjectEthnomedicineen
dc.subjectWoolly spider monkeysen
dc.subjectDieten
dc.subjectAtlantic foresten
dc.subjectMedicinal plantsen
dc.titleMedicinal plants in the diet of woolly spider monkeys (Brachyteles arachnoides, E. Geoffroy, 1806) - a bio-rational for the search of new medicines for human use?en
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