title: Natural products from ethnodirected studies: revisiting the ethnobiology of the zombie poison.
abstract: Wade Davis's study of Haitian "zombification" in the 1980s was a landmark in ethnobiological research. His research was an attempt to trace the origins of reports of "undead" Haitians, focusing on the preparation of the zombification poison. Starting with this influential ethnopharmacological research, this study examines advances in the pharmacology of natural products, focusing especially on those of animal-derived products. Ethnopharmacological, pharmacological, and chemical aspects are considered. We also update information on the animal species that reportedly constitute the zombie poison. Several components of the zombie powder are not unique to Haiti and are used as remedies in traditional medicine worldwide. This paper emphasizes the medicinal potential of products from zootherapy. These biological products are promising sources for the development of new drugs.
authors: Laboratory of Applied Ethnobotany, Department of Biology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors: Ulysses Paulino
authors: UP
authors: Albuquerque
authors: Joabe Gomes
authors: JG
authors: Melo
authors: Maria Franco
authors: MF
authors: Medeiros
authors: Irwin Rose
authors: IR
authors: Menezes
authors: Geraldo Jorge
authors: GJ
authors: Moura
authors: Ana Carla
authors: AC
authors: Asfora El-Deir
authors: Rômulo Romeu
authors: RR
authors: Alves
authors: Patrícia Muniz
authors: PM
authors: de Medeiros
authors: Thiago Antonio
authors: TA
authors: de Sousa Araújo
authors: Marcelo
authors: M
authors: Alves Ramos
authors: Rafael Ricardo
authors: RR
authors: Silva
authors: Alyson Luiz
authors: AL
authors: Almeida
authors: Cecília de Fátima Castelo
authors: Cde F
authors: Almeida