Lichens used in the Traditional Medicine by the Pankararu Indigenous Community, Pernambuco - Brazil

E. C. Pereira; A. Londono-Castaneda; M. L. L. Buril

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E. C. Pereira
A. Londono-Castaneda
M. L. L. Buril

health disorders, traditional phytotherapy, pharmacological research

Abstract

This is the first report of use of lichens as medicament in Brazilian semi-arid. Active compounds were found in lichens used by Pankararu people.

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Lichens used in the Traditional Medicine by the Pankararu Indigenous Community, Pernambuco - Brazil. (2018). Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, 17(C4), 15-22. https://www.journalofscience.org/index.php/GJSFR/article/view/2116

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