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Traditional-medical knowledge and perception of pangolins (Manis sps) among the Awori people, Southwestern Nigeria

机译：尼日利亚西南部Awori人中穿山甲（Manis sps）的传统医学知识和感知

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Background Animals have been used as medicinal resources throughout human history. Majority of wildlife used in traditional medicines is taken from the wild; hence demand by traditional medicine is a cause of over-exploitation of wild animals. Indiscriminate use of endangered species portends grievous implications for biodiversity conservation. This study investigated the dynamics of the use of pangolin in trado-medicinal preparations amongst the Awori people. Methods Forty traditional Yorubic-medical practitioners (tymps) selected through stratified random-sampling technique were interviewed using open-ended questionnaires. Various aspects of the utilisation of pangolin in traditional medicinal practices were investigated. Data collected were analysed using simple frequencies and percentages. Results An average of 1.6 pangolins were utilised per tymp per month. About 43% of respondents contracted hunters for deliberate searches for the animals. More than 92% believed that pangolins' abundance is steadily decreasing. Above 97% reported a continuous decline in the size of pangolin. Pangolin was used in treating 47 conditions. Situations accommodated included those that can be treated by orthodox medicine like rheumatism and venereal diseases as well as some that are out of range for orthodox medicine including kleptomania and good luck charms. Some substitute animals like gorilla are under a greater conservation threat than pangolin. Conclusions Utilisation of pangolin in traditional medicine has no consideration for sustainability. Awareness should be created on people as regards the implications of unsustainable depletion of medicinal resources. Efforts should be intensified on ex-situ breeding of pangolin while subjecting the scales and other parts to laboratory studies to determine the bioactive constituents.
机译：背景技术在整个人类历史中，动物一直被用作医学资源。传统医学中使用的野生动植物多数来自野外;因此，传统医学的需求是野生动物过度开发的原因。不加选择地使用濒危物种预示着对生物多样性保护的严重影响。这项研究调查了在Awori人群中穿山甲在trado药物制剂中的使用动态。方法采用开放式问卷调查法，对40名通过分层随机抽样技术选出的传统Yorubic医务人员进行了访谈。研究了穿山甲在传统医学实践中的各个方面。使用简单的频率和百分比分析收集的数据。结果每个鼓膜每月平均使用1.6穿山甲。约43％的受访者与猎人签约，故意搜寻这些动物。超过92％的人认为穿山甲的丰度正在稳步下降。超过97％的人报告穿山甲的大小持续下降。穿山甲用于治疗47种疾病。所容纳的情况包括可以通过风湿病和性病等正统药物治疗的情况，以及包括盗窃癖和好运气等正统药物超出范围的情况。与穿山甲相比，某些替代性动物（例如大猩猩）受到的保护威胁更大。结论穿山甲在传统医学中的使用没有考虑可持续性。关于人们不可持续地消耗医学资源的含义，应提高人们的认识。应该加大对穿山甲的异位繁殖的努力，同时还要对秤和其他部件进行实验室研究以确定其生物活性成分。

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