Ethnozoological scatology: a situational report on the utilisation of animal excrement in traditional medicine in Ghana
The use of animal excrement in traditional medicine, especially for therapeutic purposes is practised in Ghana. The predictors of using animal excrement for traditional medicine were age, religious affiliation and knowing a user but the general attitude towards animal excrement in traditional medicine can be considered as average.
Authors
- Evans Paul Kwame Ameade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5295-3469)
- Stephen Gmawurim
- Emmanuel Adom
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University for Development Studies (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-05089-1
- Primary Topic
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00