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 Table of Contents

Introduction .............................................................................. 3
Cures from animals ................................................................... 4
Homeopatic remedies ..............................................................10
Animal skin shelters................................................................. 12
Animal bones ............................................................................ 14
What animals have to offer ...................................................... 17
Conclusion ................................................................................ 18

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Introduction

Imagine a world without animals! It’s quite impossible, right? Animals are useful to
mankind in many ways. Every animal fits into the system of nature. Animals support life
by serving as food for both man and plants. At the same time, they also destroy life by
killing other animals or plants. In this way, they help rebalancing the total number of
plants and animals on earth. This vital ecosystem of the balance in nature is known as
the "the web of life".

The most important function of animals to mankind is probably as a provider of food.

Animal domestication, which began some 12000 years ago, has solved man's most
urgent need that is the need for a food supply on a permanent basis, instead of hunting
and food gathering.

Animals are also useful as a source of raw materials. They provide man with wool, hide,
hair, bones, and horn from which we make our clothes and other useful articles. Animals
have helped man since the Stone Age to plough his fields, cart his goods and carry his
logs. Horses, buffaloes and elephants have long been our beasts of burden in many
parts of the world.

Since the beginning of time, many animals have been man's best partners in war.
Horses, elephants, even yaks were used on battlefields when other modes of transport
had still not been invented.

Nowadays, mankind could use animals in case of disasters apart from the fact that
animals are the main source of food for humans. This guide will present you several
ways you can use animals in order to survive disasters or difficult situations.

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Cures from animals

Since ancient times animals and products derived from different organs of their bodies
have constituted part of the inventory of medicinal substances used in various cultures;
such uses still exist in ethnic folk medicine.

Zootherapy is the healing of human diseases by use of therapeutics obtained or

ultimately derived from animals. Prehistoric societies made intensive use of animals and
their products. Primarily they were consumed as food; in addition, tools were made out
of animal bones and teeth, and clothes out of animal skin and fur. Animals were also
used for religious purposes, such as sacrifices, and they played an important part in
magic rituals and mysticism.

Data have been found on such usages in ancient civilizations, such as Egypt and
Mesopotamia, which left their mark on the various societies that later arose in. the
Levant. Historical sources of ancient Egypt mention the medicinal uses of substances
derived from animals, for example, cattle milk, bee honey, lizard blood, ox organs,
swallow’s liver, bat limbs, ambergris from the sperm whale, and the glands of the musk
deer.

As disgusting as it may sound during in the medieval times, people used all kinds of
cures for different diseases. For instance:

• In case of skin disease people used to cover sore spot with the skin of a wolf.

• For bruises they applied a plaster of bacon fat & flour.

• In case of fainting breathing the smoke of burnt feathers was a solution.

• For internal bleeding they used to wear a dried toad in a bag around the neck.

• For gout they applied a plaster of goats droppings mixed with rosemary,
herbs & honey.

• For kidney stones they used to apply a hot plaster smeared with honey and
pigeon poo

• rheumatism – wear a donkey skin

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 • deafness – mix the gall of a hare with the grease of a fox. Warm the mixture
and place it in the ear

• baldness – shave head and smear it with the grease of a fox or bear. Or, smear
the head with beetles’ juice

• jaundice – swallow nine lice mixed with ale each morning, for a week

• asthma – swallow young frogs

Nobody knows if those remedies actually worked or not but it’s clear that there are
several benefits comings from the animals.

Animal products are consumed in several ways. Hard parts, such as teeth, nails, shells,
rattles from snakes, fish scales, bone and cartilage generally are sun-dried, grated and
crushed to powder, being then administered as tea or taken during meals, while fat,
body secretion and oil are either ingested or used as an ointment.

The animal based medicines have always played a significant role in the healing
practices, magic rituals, and religions of indigenous and western societies all over the
world. However, as compared to the ethno botanical documentation, the therapeutic
use of animals and animal products to treat common human and domestic animal
ailments have been little researched.

Nevertheless, the healing properties of some of the animal products have been proved
scientifically in the past, yet this aspect of traditional health care system needs further
research not only to confirm the medicinal value of such animal based remedies, but
also to facilitate more ecologically and socially sound development.

Next you’ll be able to find out a few secrets regarding animal based remedies taken
from locals in different parts of the world who still use traditional medicine.

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Having a pet around the house is not only for fun or for keeping you company. Cats
seem to intuitively how to utilize the energy for their greatest good. They intuitively
know where extra energy is needed and they also transmit the energy in the house in
general.

Cats are sensitive to energies and have the ability to change negative energies into
something peaceful and calming. Animals bring a spiritual component to healing as
well. All cats do this to some degree.

Dogs, on the other hand, and other animals tend to lick their wounds. This is done to
alleviate the pain and to numb the area. This procedure is believed to be a type of self-
treatment or zoopharmacognosy. The saliva is also thought to contain antibacterial
microorganisms and various enzymes, and antibodies that can speed up the recovery of
the wound. The dog saliva is thought to be effective in fighting bacteria such as
staphylococcus, streptococcus canis or E. coli.

Dog excrement that is “not too soft and not too hard” and which comes from a healthy
dog may be wrapped in caribou skin and cloth and used to raise a boil, or warmed near
a stove and rubbed directly on the skin to treat arthritis or impetigo.

Raw dog fat is rubbed on warts or an opened boil to keep for skin from healing over so
the flesh underneath can heal first. Skin from the side of a young dog is also very
effective in raising boils.

Hen blood is a great treatment externally massaged on the aching parts of body. The
blood is also applied externally for healing arthritis and fractured bones of cattle and
goats. At the same time, pigeon blood can be used as an external massage for paralysis.

Old villagers take raw bat flesh having blood and rub it on the external injuries for
healing and also eaten to treat whooping cough.

If you have goats around your house consider using the goat skin as cloth after applying
turmeric powder on it to treat pneumonia and superficial injury. At the same time goat
blood can be massaged externally on the fractured part and tied with cloth bandage.

Old people say that skin ash from the pale hedgehog is used for respiratory problems
and cold while the skin is fumigated for curing mouth diseases of cattle.

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Dried scorpions may be ground into a powder and mixed with water. Powdered
scorpion is toxic and is used to treat other toxins. Still, scorpion venom was found to
block bone loss, and may be useful to those with periodontal disease and arthritis.

Leeches are very useful when treating amenorrhea, abdominal and chest pain, and
constipation. It is very common nowadays for people to turn to leeches therapies.

Leeches perform an important medical

function. In order to feed, they emit an
anticoagulant substance that keeps
blood from clotting. This feature is useful
in reconstructive surgery in areas such as
the eyes, where blood coagulation could
mean loss of sight. So keep that in mind!

As strange as it may sound, rats can also

provide cures for humans. According to
an old recipe, the animal can be roasted
and ash mixed with mustard oil. This paste is then mixed with the crushed leaves of
Rivea hypocrateriformis (Fangvel) and flowers of Azadirachta indica (Neem) and applied
on the baldhead. It is claimed that hair will start growing within 3-4 days of application.

Maggots are an effective zootherapy for aid in wound healing. As maggots only eat
dead flesh, they are extremely efficient at removing gangrenous tissue while leaving
healthy tissue in place.

If you are a big fan of crabs consider eating it more

often. If you boil the crab in water you can then use the
inner watery part for asthma. If boiled in oil it can be
used externally for curing ear pains. Crab is also eaten
for the treatment of tuberculosis. So there are several
benefits when eating crabs.

Bee venom and bee sting therapy are two

zootherapies that have little anecdotal evidence as to their effectiveness. The first uses
the venom of bees, while the second involves being stung by bees. Practitioners believe
compounds in the venom can treat a variety of conditions and diseases.

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Seal fat has been called the “natural penicillin” of the North and it seems true;
people in the North use it more than any other animal or plant part in traditional
medicine. It is more useful, effective and common than other animal fats such as caribou
and bear, and can be used raw, boiled or even rancid. When a seal is killed, the fat
destined for medicinal use is sliced up fine and not pressed. One tries to pick the part
that holds the most oil, usually the neck
in summer and the hips in winter. The fat
must be clean, without meat, blood or
dust.

According to traditional medicine Hair

lice tied with a length of hair and are
made to walk on an eyeball affected by
snow blindness. The insect’s sticky legs
pick up the white film that develops on
the eyeball. Flies may also be used in
this manner for treating blindness.

Fish. Although not very common among us, rotten Arctic char is eaten raw or boiled to
cure constipation. To make it rotten, the char is buried in a rock pile, preferably all
summer. Boiled sculpin (qanayuk) is eaten for chronic vomiting or loss of appetite due
to illness. Slices of raw fish flesh can be used to raise a boil.

The belly skin from Arctic char is used on cuts. The inner layer
is placed directly on the skin and this helps heal and protect. Cod
liver oil, taken by the spoonful, is very good for colds and general
sickness (though lots of livers are needed to boil up a batch).

Sinew, taken from around the spine of a caribou, is shredded,

cleaned, dried and used as a thread for sewing up large cuts, for
pulling out loose teeth, for clearing a blocked urinary tract (in
which case it must first be twisted into a long stiff piece, and then
greased with seal fat), and is used to bring pus to the surface of a
boil.

Caribou fat, the best of which comes from the kidney, is chewed
and placed on cuts (to help stop the bleeding) or on boils and

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infections. Small slivers of fat can be inserted into the rectum to relieve constipation.

Even though you might not be able to capture a hammer-head shark, remember just in
case that its fat can be applied externally for treating joints pain.

Goose oil is used raw on cuts, and the thinner bone of a goose wing is hollowed out
and used as a “straw” to help extract pus from a boil. Raw owl oil is used on cuts and
impetigo, and the skin from a black guillemot (pitsiulaaq) is used to clean the inner
eyelid.

Wing feathers of any bird are useful. The outer (soft) end of a feather is used as a
dropper for earache drops (it is sharpened first)
or used to test the temperature of boiling oil; if
it burns, the oil ready.

Cow urine is believed to heal many illnesses

like diabetes and cancer. Religious people in
India drink a glass of cow urine every day to
avoid different diseases. Another secret is that
the dried dung is burnt and the remaining ash
is applied externally to treat urticaria.

Researchers in China believe that Giant panda

blood has fungus fighting effects that can benefit humans. And that's not the only
animal that may offer human health assistance. A compound found in the endangered
panda's blood, cathelicidin-AM, has shown powerful antibiotic properties.

A small, glowing fish might be the key to controlling human metabolism. Zebrafish,
known for their green glow, produce a compound that regulates their metabolism.
Researchers tested the compound on obese mice and discovered increased immunity to
metabolic disorders. Researchers hope the compound can control obesity and type 2
diabetes in humans.

Horses, on the other hand, have provided scientists with a detailed genome map to
help explain skin and vision problems. Researchers who examine human and horse DNA
have attributed superior horse eyesight to the lack of certain genes. Further
observations of horse genetic material revealed genetic mutations linked to those

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causing the human disease pachyonychia, a disorder that causes painful blisters.
Scientists hope these discoveries can offer more insight into blindness and
pachyonychia. Until it gets certified, you might want to start raising some horses around
the house.

Whenever you find yourself in the wild, remember that Porcupine Quills needles can
be used as an effective surgical adhesive that would protect internal organs and prevent
fluid leakage after surgery. So in case of an emergency, you’ll know what to use.

In case you did not know insulin has been extracted from the pancreases of pigs and
used to treat diabetic humans, because porcine insulin is very similar to the human
insulin. Insulin from another animal source, cattle, has also been used as a treatment for
diabetes.

Even nowadays, Caiman fat (Cayman latirostris, Melanosuchus niger and Paleosuchus
palpebrosus) is used in Mexican rural and urban communities to treat rheumatism. If
you end up somewhere in South America, don’t hesitate to try this remarkable
traditional treatment.

In México, for example, a tea made from the toasted and ground penis of the
coatimundi is considered the most potent remedy for male impotence. Who knows, it
might replace Viagra someday.

Two most common medicines given to speed delivery in cases of protracted labor are
made from the toasted tail and shell of the nine-banded armadillo and the tail of the
Virginia opossum.

Homeopatic remedies

Many people today are turning to homeopathy remedies using animal substances. It is a
natural cure and considered 100 percent safe. Homeopathic remedies using animals use
parts of the animal such as venom, or may use the whole animal. The homeopathy
remedies are diluted to the point that not even a molecule of the original substance
may be present in the final homeopathic remedy.

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Remedies using animal matter are made in a very precise manner. The raw material is
first placed in a container and dissolved in an alcohol and/or water mix that contains
approximately 90 percent pure alcohol and 10 percent distilled water. This ratio will vary
depending on the exact substance.

The mixture is left to stand for approximately 2-4 weeks. During this period, the mixture
is shaken occasionally. After 2-4 weeks has lapsed, the mixture is strained using a special
tincture press. The end result is a liquid is known as the “mother tincture” or “tincture”.

After processing as described above, one drop of the “mother tincture” is added to 99
drops of an alcohol and/or water. It is then “succussed” or shaken vigorously. This
process, along with dilution, is repeated many times.

Homeopathic remedies help the body recover by triggering the body’s natural defenses
(vital force) so it is able to fight off an illness or a sudden attack. It often compared to an
immunization where a virus is injected which stimulates the body’s own natural defense
making it immune when exposed to that same live virus.

Homeopathy stimulates the body’s ability to self-heal; it strengthens the immune system
and helps the body become balanced. Most importantly, this would mean that over
time, people would become less vulnerable to allergies or serious illnesses.

A good example of homeopathic remedy is the use of Lachesis snake venom. The
tincture obtained after diluting and preparing the venom is very effective for:

• Circulatory problems and vascular complaints

• Menopausal and premenstrual symptoms

• Slow to heal wounds

• Left sided ailments that tend to be worse from suppressing emotions or

bodily discharges

• Spasms & tremors - Muscle spasms, tremors and weakness in the limbs

• Sore throat- swollen, dark purple throat, predominantly on the left side with
splinter like pain that may spread to the ears

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 • Heart disorders - Cramping pains in the chest with a rapid irregular, weak
pulse and possible palpitations

There are also remedies made of cuttlefish, which are very good for:

• Gynecological complaints. Especially conditions related to a hormonal

imbalance, such as pms and menopause

• Ailments accompanied by exhaustion

• Digestive disorders - Indigestion and flatulence with an abdomen that feels

tender and empty even after eating

• Headaches - that are particularly prevalent on the left side possibly with
nausea, dizziness and hair loss

• Catarrh - salty tasting catarrh caused by an allergy or cold accompanied by a

cough

• Skin conditions - Discolored itchy patches and a yellowy brown chloasma

across the nose and cheeks especially during pregnancy

• Poor circulation - Varicose veins or hot and cold flashes especially during
menopause

Animal skin shelters

You never know when you’ll find yourself in a difficult

situation, during a natural disaster or somewhere in the wild.
The first thing you must think of is finding a shelter. If you
have seen movies with Indians you’ve certainly noticed their
skin tents called teepees. That is the best shelter you can think
of especially if you find the right materials.

Animal hair and hides provide the perfect materials for a shelter. Hides are used in
teepees, while hair is used in plaster (horsehair plaster).

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You can use different animal parts for many purposes. Animal bones can be used as
makeshift tools and / or weapons. Animal hides can be used for clothing, footwear,
belts, laces and straps. Hides can also be utilized as a great component for a shelter
while animal feathers can be used in making arrows, insulating clothing, and creating a
soft sleeping surface.

No matter if you are lost in the wilderness or someplace where you can’t find shelter
against cold, sun or rain, you can make it on your own.

This type of shelter, called teepee, is more or less a tent consisting of 10 to 20 saplings
that form its cone. These can be rolled up with the pelts of the tipi and moved, so in
case of particularly harsh weather, drought or lack of food, the occupants can simply
move their structure to a better place.

The animal skins used for this shelter provide warmth in the winter but also block
sunlight, providing shade in the summer. The vents on the shelter allow for a fire to
keep the area warm, and for air to circulate from the entrance and out the vent flaps.

The leather of the skins, once cured, is extremely durable and tough, allowing the
material to withstand abrasions, wind and tears. The fur of the animal pelts also contains
natural oils that help lock out water and prevent rain from soaking through the shelter
itself.

Many famous campers have said that

the Indian teepee is the best-known
movable home. It is roomy, self-
ventilating, cannot blow down, and is
the only tent that admits of a fire
inside. If you feel cold and have no
more clothes, animal skins can be
used to make nice and warm clothes.
Wool, hair, hides (leather), and pelts
have commonly been used for
clothing. Even today, in more than 100 countries, ruminant fibers such as hair and wool
are used in the manufacture of clothing, bedding, housing and carpets.

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In Namibia, for instance, villagers use different animal skin to provide clothing for
themselves.

Animal bones

Most of you probably know that animal

bones such as pork make a great stock soup.
In case you didn’t know, in the past there
was a material called 'bone char', which was
used extensively to remove color from raw
cane sugar in the refining process.

Modern technology has largely replaced bone char colorization but it is still used in a
few refineries so one cannot be categorical about refined cane sugar being suitable for
all people's points of view. It is not used in making white beet sugar and it is not used in
making raw cane sugar.

Throughout the history, animal bones have been used for different purposes even
though we do not know much about it.

Bones used as fertilizer

Bone meal was first widely used as a fertilizer in the mid-nineteenth century. In places
such as Abilene, Texas, buffalo bones were collected and used for fertilizer. Before 1900,
the buffalo bone industry was supplanted by cattle bones.

Today, the bones of cows, as well as pigs and sheep, are most commonly used for bone
meal. Bone meal is ground into two types: a coarse grind and a fine grind. Finer grinds
release nutrients into the soil faster. As bone meal is rich in calcium and phosphorus, but
deficient in nitrogen, gardeners may add nitrogen-rich manure to balance the
application.

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Food

Bones are extremely delicious for different types of dishes. Gelatin aside, the hard part
of a bone isn’t edible; however, the soft, fatty inner part of the bone, called marrow, is.
Several countries, among them India, Iran, and Hungary, have dishes featuring bone
marrow. It is comparable to butter in consistency and application, and may even be
called “meat butter” or “prairie butter.” Marrow was once so prized in Europe that diners
used specialized tools to extract the marrow from bones.

Weapons

Another great application of bones is as a defense weapon. Bones can be used as a

weapon in the wilderness, for instance. Knives can be made from the splinters of a deer’s
smashed leg bone. The applications of such a knife are limited; it is best suited for
puncturing.

The Clovis people of prehistoric North America made fluted, sharpened projectiles out
of wood or bone. One has been found embedded in the rib of a male mastodon. No
evidence of bone growth has been found around the Clovis point, which suggests that
the mastodon died shortly after the attack. The Apaches also made clubs from the
jawbone of a horse, elk, buffalo or bear. The teeth were left in the jaw, and sometimes
even polished for aesthetic appeal.

Cures

As mentioned before, animal bones are a great source for traditional medicine. After
being dried and turned into powder, the bone powder can be used for treating several
conditions.

Imagine that fossils were unearthed in China long before fossils’ significance as the
remains of prehistoric animals was known. Called “dragon bones,” they were ground and
consumed as treatment for a variety of ailments, such as dizziness, leg cramps,
dysentery, internal swellings, and malaria. While the destructive practice is a frustrating
phenomenon for paleontologists, the locals’ knowledge of fossil troves proves valuable
for excavation.

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Tools

In case you’ll ever need , keep in mind that several cultures created shovels from
mammal bones. These shovels were most often shoulder blades, or scapulae. The
shoulder and pelvic bones of large animals were used by the Cherokee to make shovels.

Deer ligaments or leather straps attached the bones to wooden sticks three to four feet
in length. Prehistoric people also made shovels. Their shovels were made from the
complete shoulder blades of a pig, ox or deer, in addition to its antler handle. In China,
bone shovels could be made from pig scapulae or ox scapulae.

The applications are infinite in the nowadays world, especially in an emergency situation
when there are no other modern options around. You’ll have to learn to manage with
whatever you find. Everything can be useful if you have a little bit of imagination and
knowledge.

Animal fat used as fuel

One great application of animal fat

is that it can be used as fuel. This
fuel will only operate diesel engines.
The fuel made from beef tallow will
actually solidify at a higher
temperature than pig lard will.

Chicken or turkey fat will actually stay in a liquid state at lower temperature than both of
beef tallow and pork lard. If you want to verify this, put a couple jars on your counter
and fill one with liquid beef tallow, liquid pork lard and the last with liquid chicken fat.
The beef and pork fat will solidify much faster than the chicken will.

Rendering a large amount of animal fat will take quite a while. You’ll need to pay close
attention to your fire to make sure it doesn’t get too hot when you add more wood. This
will burn the fat instead of melting it.

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The melted fat must be drained and refined and only then it can be used to power a
diesel engine.

Fat oil lamps

Oils from animals, vegetables and minerals

have long been used to burn as fuel in lamps.
Although paraffin is now primarily used in
these lamps, animal oils can still be used in
the lamps by rendering the fat into tallow or
lard. The tallow will cool to a hard, waxy
substance that will burn as a candle if a wick is incorporated into the center before
cooling. To use in lamps, combine the heated tallow with a vegetable oil and blend. The
mixture will form a gel that can be poured into a lamp.

What animals have to offer

Despite the fact that most of us

know that animals are only good
for meat or diaries, there are
many other usage of animal parts
in modern society.

Pork is the most widely

consumed meat in the world.
People eat many different pork
products, such as bacon, sausage
and pork chops.

But there are also other products

that use parts from pork are water filters, insulation, rubber, antifreeze, certain plastics,

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floor waxes, crayons, chalk, adhesives and fertilizer. Lard is fat from pig abdomens, and
is used in shaving creams, soaps, make-up, baked goods and other foods.

Moreover, cattle are not only good for diary product and meat but also for their leather,
which comes from the hides of animals. It is used to make wallets, purses, furniture,
shoes and car upholstery. Leather can be made from the skin of pigs, cattle, sheep,
goats and exotic species such as alligators.

Poultry include turkeys, ducks and geese. Feathers from ducks and geese are also used
as stuffing (down) in jackets and pillows or feather-beds, especially in the country side.

Sheep provide us not only milk, meat and wool. After slaughter, sheep-skins are turned
into leather used in car upholstery, clothing and shoes. The bones, hooves and horns of
sheep are also used to make products such as gelatin, tape, brushes and pet food
ingredients.

Conclusion

Hopefully after reading this guide you’ll think twice before throwing away animal parts
that you think are of no use. As you’ve seen, there are several animal benefits for
humans not only for fod as the majority thinks.

No matter if you find yourself in an emergency situation and need shelter, if you’re hurt
and you can’t get to the hospital remember some of these secrets. Animals can and do
save our lives every day.

The use of animal products in healing is an ancient and widespread cross-cultural

practice around the world. Animals and plants are widely used in traditional medicine
and play significant roles in healing practices. Zootherapies form an integral part of
these cultures, and information about animals is passed from generation to generation
through oral folklore.

Now you have the chance to find out all these secrets that might save your life someday.

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