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Ethnobotany of indigenous Saraguros: medicinal plants used by community healers “Hampiyachakkuna” in the San Lucas Parish, Southern Ecuador

Abstract:

This paper reports the results of an ethnobotanical survey on the use of medicinal plants by community healers “Hampiyachakkuna” in the San Lucas Parish, province of Loja, Ecuador. A particular ethnic group, the indigenous Saraguros, inhabits this region. This study reports 183 plant species used in 75 different curative therapies by the Saraguro healers.

Año de publicación:

2017

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    Tipo de documento:

    Other

    Estado:

    Acceso abierto

    Áreas de conocimiento:

    • Botánica

    Áreas temáticas:

    • Folclore
    • Bioquímica
    • Agricultura y tecnologías afines

    Contribuidores:

    Lucero Patricio Mosquera HernánLucero Patricio Mosquera Hernán