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Ethno-medicinal use of monitor lizard Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802) by the ‘Adi’ tribe at East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh

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Title Ethno-medicinal use of monitor lizard Varanus bengalensis (Daudin, 1802) by the ‘Adi’ tribe at East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh
 
Creator Kumar, Gandla Chethan
Jyrwa, Joanica Delicia
Jabin, Gul
Sharma, Lalit Kumar
Thakur, Mukesh
Chandra, Kailash
 
Subject Conservation
Ethnomedicine
Indigenous tribes
Monitor lizard
Northeast India
 
Description 749-753
A recent visit to the remote villages of East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, revealed a unique medicinal approach practiced by the Adi tribe (earlier Abor tribe) using monitor lizard tails. Following reports of being a traditional medicine for humans, this case study emphasizes on the administration pattern to treat their livestock, veterinary purposes by the indigenous tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. The use of animal parts in traditional medicines negatively impacts and contributes to the overexploitation of wild animals for meat and remedial purposes. We raise our concerns of wildlife being harvested by the local communities for such unscientific use as a traditional medicine which harms species survival and a challenge for wildlife law enforcement.
 
Date 2021-08-06T06:58:37Z
2021-08-06T06:58:37Z
2021-07
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/57876
 
Language en
 
Relation Int Cl.21: A61K 35/583, A61K 36/00, A61K 36/78, A61K 45/06
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJTK Vol.20(3) [July 2021]