cabreúva; camera trap; fur-rubbing; medicinal plants; Myroxylon peruiferum; zoopharmacognosy; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Abstract :
[en] We present camera trap evidence of 10 Atlantic Forest mammals fur-rubbing, licking, or biting balsam from cabreúvas (Myroxylon peruiferum, Fabaceae), native trees used in traditional medicine for their prophylactic and therapeutic virtues. Given the antiparasitic properties of cabreúvas, mammals may be using the balsam as topical self-medication to repel ectoparasites. Abstract in Portuguese is available with online material.
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Kaisin, Olivier ✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sphères ; Departamento de Biodiversidade, Laboratório de Primatologia, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil ; Programa de PósGraduaçãoem Ecologia, Evolução e Biodiversidade, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
Rocha, Fernanda Corrêa ✱; Laboratório de PatologiaVeterinária, University of Brasília (UnB), Distrito Federal, Brazil
Amaral, Rodrigo Gonçalves; Departamento de Biodiversidade, Laboratório de Primatologia, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil ; Programa de PósGraduaçãoem Ecologia, Evolução e Biodiversidade, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
Bufalo, Felipe ; Departamento de Biodiversidade, Laboratório de Primatologia, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil ; Programa de PósGraduaçãoem Ecologia, Evolução e Biodiversidade, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
Sabino, Gabriel Pavan; Departemento de Botânica, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
Culot, Laurence ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Biologie du comportement - Ethologie et psychologie animale ; Departamento de Biodiversidade, Laboratório de Primatologia, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.
Language :
English
Title :
A universal pharmacy: Possible self-medication using tree balsam by multiple Atlantic Forest mammals
FAPESP - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo [BR] F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE] CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico [BR] CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior [BR]
Funding text :
We would like to thank Guilherme Garbino for identifying the bat species in the video. OK received a fellowship from the National Fund for Scientific Research (FRS‐FNRS, Belgium), RGA from the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), and FB from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq: 443489/2020‐3). This research was financed by a Young Investigator grant from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) given to LC (#2014/14739‐0).
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