Authors :
Ananya Chetia; Lipika Das
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7500260
Abstract :
Asthma, a complex disease caused by
inflammation in the airways due to allergens, drugs,
chemicals, exercise, infection etc is one of the most
common diseases suffered by people. From the ancient
time, people all around the world are using different
plants and animal products to cure several diseases
including Asthma. In Assam also, different tribes and
ethnic communities were found to be using folk medicine
to cure Asthma. This review summarized the use of
animals and their products as remedy to prevent and
cure Asthma by the different communities of Assam. A
total 18 animal species were recorded in the published
works available that are used in the treatment which
includes 8 species of insects, 5 fishes, 1 mollusc, 2
amphibians and 6 species of mammals
Keywords :
Asthma, Zootherapy, Ethnozoology, Animals, Medicine
Asthma, a complex disease caused by
inflammation in the airways due to allergens, drugs,
chemicals, exercise, infection etc is one of the most
common diseases suffered by people. From the ancient
time, people all around the world are using different
plants and animal products to cure several diseases
including Asthma. In Assam also, different tribes and
ethnic communities were found to be using folk medicine
to cure Asthma. This review summarized the use of
animals and their products as remedy to prevent and
cure Asthma by the different communities of Assam. A
total 18 animal species were recorded in the published
works available that are used in the treatment which
includes 8 species of insects, 5 fishes, 1 mollusc, 2
amphibians and 6 species of mammals
Keywords :
Asthma, Zootherapy, Ethnozoology, Animals, Medicine
