Sixty Medicinal Plants from the Peruvian Amazon:  Ecology, Ethnomedicine and Bioactivity Cristian Desmarchelier (University of Buenos Aires) and Fernando Witting Schaus (Peruvian NGO PROTERRA). Published privately, Peru. 2000. 270 pp. 16.5 × 21.5 cm. $19.90. ISBN 9972-9186-0-2.

2000 ◽  
Vol 63 (11) ◽  
pp. 1596-1597
Author(s):  
Walter H. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Peruvian Amazon

scholarly journals Traditional knowledge for the improvement of their health, with medicinal species in the indigenous communities of the Shawi ethnic group, in Peruvian Amazon

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
Elsa L Rengifo ◽  
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Lizardo Fachin ◽  
Angel M Rodriguez del Castillo ◽  
Jose L Palacios ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Peruvian Amazon ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Medicinal Species ◽  
Common Diseases

Shawi ethnic group located in the Peruvian Amazon know and apply medicinal plants to their health. The study was carried out in communities of Buenos Aires, Nuevo Cachiyacu and Santa Cruz in the Balsapuerto district, Alto Amazonas province, Loreto region; in workshops, visits to their farms and local forests. 27% were women and 73% male, ages in the range of 19 to 70 years old. The objective was to document the knowledge of uses of medicinal plants, with open interviews. Analyzed data included species common names, type of most common diseases, how they cure them and methods of plant preparation. Information of 24 species which they consider the most used was collected. Those corresponded to 17 botanical families and they use them for treatment of 22 diseases. The largest number in treatments were diarrhea, stomach colic and external wounds with five species, and the rest of diseases with three, two to one species. The leaves are the most used in infusions.

scholarly journals Conocimientos sobre plantas medicinales en seis comunidades Ch’oles de Tacotalpa, Tabasco

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
María Isabel Villegas-Ramírez ◽  
Guadalupe Morales-Valenzuela ◽  
Cynthia Paola De Los Santos-Ruiz ◽  
Pedro Gómez-Sántiz
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Skin Infections ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Cultural Affiliation ◽  
Traditional Health ◽  
Evil Eye

The Ch'oles of Tacotalpa, Tabasco; have knowledge and practices about traditional health systems that they share with each other. Knowledge about Traditional Mexican Medicine (TMM) is enough and it is used to take care of their health. This work had the purpose to identify the knowledge that the population of six communities have about medicinal plants and their uses. It was a quantitative study carried out during January-August 2019. An interview of six categories of questions was the instrument used, involving 143 inhabitants from systematic sampling, including youth and adults, men and women. As part of the results, 69 medicinal plants used for various conditions belonging to seven groups of diseases were identified: immunological, gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin infections, cultural affiliation syndromes, osteomuscular and nervous system. 28 medicinal plants were registered in Buenos Aires, 14 in Noypac, 49 in Oxolotán, 27 in Puxcatán, 22 in Guayal and 17 in Libertad. The plants with the greatest mention are maguey, sábila, basil, rue and epazote; some of these are introduced to the region, such as moringa, chamomile and saffron crocus. The diseases in which they are mainly used are cough, injuries, infection, stomachache, evil eye and diarrhea. There is a variety of knowledge and practices relating to traditional medicine that are worth identifying, systematizing and sharing inside and outside the communities, allowing the recognition of community and traditional knowledge.

scholarly journals Medicinal plants linked to the Andean heritage and commercialized for skin conditions in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, Argentina

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-40
Author(s):  
Jeremias Puentes ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Urban Ethnobotany ◽  
Skin Conditions ◽  
Buenos Aires City

This contribution is part of Urban Ethnobotany and includes the registry of 14 species of medicinal plants linked to the Andean heritage and their derived products used to treat skin affections in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Information on these species (their assigned local uses) was obtained from interviews with local informants and from other sources, such as labels, brochures and catalogs, print, and the Internet. A bibliographic review was carried out on the biological activity and effects studied in order to evaluate its correspondence with the assigned local uses. Of the total, nine species (70%) have academic studies related to skin conditions and that are correlated with their local uses. With respect to the commercialized products, half of the species have products that are exclusive to the Bolivian immigrant sector known as “Mercado Boliviano”, Liniers neighborhood (Buenos Aires city).

scholarly journals Manejo de plantas medicinales en el nororiente amazónico peruano

2019 ◽  
pp. 150-157
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Peruvian Amazon ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
National University ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
And Storage ◽  
San Martín ◽  
De Medicina

Manejo de plantas medicinales en el nororiente amazónico peruano Management of medicinal plants in the northeastern Peruvian Amazon María del Pilar Rodríguez Quezada Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza-Amazonas Facultad de Enfermería, Ciudad Universitaria, Higos Urco s/n DOI: https://doi.org/10.33017/RevECIPeru2011.0037/ RESUMEN Estudio descriptivo, exploratorio, de diseño transversal, cuyo objetivo fue estudiar el manejo de las plantas medicinales en 47 agentes comunitarios de medicina tradicional del nororiente amazónico peruano. Ellos fueron entrevistados para identificar las plantas medicinales que crecen silvestres o cultivadas en las 21 comunidades visitadas y las plantas que ellos usan para tratar enfermedades, describiendo la forma de recolección y almacenaje de las plantas, así como el uso, preparación y parte usada (cantidad) de la planta medicinal. Se identificaron 238 plantas medicinales usadas por los agentes comunitarios tradicionales, de los cuales 155 son usadas individualmente para tratar o prevenir enfermedades, las demás en forma complementaria con otras plantas; 193 son usadas cotidianamente por los pobladores de las regiones de Amazonas, Loreto y San Martín; 100 especies fueron cultivadas e identificadas taxonómicamente en el jardín botánico de plantas medicinales de la Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas. Las plantas medicinales son usadas en infusiones 71.6%, cocimientos 38.7%, zumos 8.4%, frotaciones 6.5%, emplastos y los baños 5.8%, cataplasmas 5.2%. Tienen un gran potencial agroindustrial: medicinal, culinario, plaguicida, etnoveterinaria, cosmético entre otros. Descriptores: manejo, recolección, almacenamiento, uso de plantas medicinales amazónicas. ABSTRACT Descriptive, exploratory study, of cross-sectional design, whose objective was to study the management of medicinal plants at 47 community agents of traditional medicine of the northeastern Peruvian Amazon. They were interviewed to identify medicinal plants that grow wild or cultivated in the 21 communities visited and the plants that they use to treat diseases, describing the form of collection and storage of plants, and the use, preparation and part used (amount) of the plants. It identified 238 medicinal plants used by traditional community agents, of which 155 are used individually to treat or prevent disease, the other in a complementary way with other plants; 193 are also used daily by people from the regions of Amazonas, Loreto and San Martin; 100 species were cultured and identified taxonomically in the botanical garden of medicinal plants of the National University Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza of Amazonas. Medicinal plants are used in infusions 71,6%, decoctions 38,7%, juices 8.4%, rubs 6,5%, poultices and baths 5.8%, poultices 5.2%. They have a great potential for agribusiness: medicinal, culinary, pesticidal, ethno-veterinary, cosmetic, among others. Keywords: management, collection, storage, use of medicinal plants in the Amazon.

Screening of medicinal plants traditionally used in Peruvian Amazon for in vitro antioxidant and anticancer potential

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (18) ◽  
pp. 2718-2721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Tauchen ◽  
Lukas Huml ◽  
Ludvik Bortl ◽  
Ivo Doskocil ◽  
Veronika Jarosova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Peruvian Amazon

scholarly journals Medicinal Plant Use Influenced by Health Care Service in Mestizo and Indigenous Villages in the Peruvian Amazon

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miki Toda ◽  
Misa Masuda ◽  
Elsa L. Rengifo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Peruvian Amazon ◽  
Plant Use

Medicinal plants, as a type of non-timber forests (NTFP), have been expected to support the livelihoods of people globally, especially in rural and forest areas in developing nations. As medicinal plants occupy a unique position, with direct repercussions for people’s health and as a potential income resource, it is necessary to take the interaction with, and influence of, modern medicine into account when they are considered as a NTFP. This study pursued the influence of the health care service on medicinal plant utilization in mestizo and indigenous villages near secondary population agglomerations in the Peruvian Amazon. The study found some influence of the health care services on medicinal plant use in the study site, indicating that 1) medicinal plants are not necessarily a highly dependable approach for health care, 2) there are insufficient conditions for the development of a commercial market for medicinal plants, and 3) mestizo and indigenous households have similar health care utilization behaviours, although indigenous households are more affected by modern medicine, especially health care insurance, than the mestizo households. The health care service is an important factor for medicinal plant use for both health and livelihood. Without considering this factor, the potential of medicinal plants as NTFP cannot be fully understood.

scholarly journals Phenolic composition, antioxidant and anti-proliferative activities of edible and medicinal plants from the Peruvian Amazon

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 728-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Tauchen ◽  
Ludvik Bortl ◽  
Lukas Huml ◽  
Petra Miksatkova ◽  
Ivo Doskocil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Phenolic Composition ◽  
Peruvian Amazon

DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYTOHABITAT INDEX FOR MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON

1996 ◽  
pp. 123-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger W. Mustalish ◽  
B. Evans ◽  
C. Tucker ◽  
K. Klein
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Peruvian Amazon
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