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- Title
Conocimiento etnobotánico sobre el uso de plantas medicinales en la Sierra Negra de Puebla, México.
- Authors
Velázquez-Vázquez, Guadalupe; Pérez-Armendáriz, Beatriz; Daniel Ortega-Martinez, Luis; Nelly-Juarez, Zaida
- Abstract
Medicinal plants are very useful for man and is the result of the experience that has accumulated for generations. The aim of the study was to obtain information on the use of medicinal plants used in indigenous communities of the Sierra Negra de Puebla, Mexico. A semi-structured interview was applied to 635 people; 79.5% women and 20.5% men. The use of 43 species divided into 21 families was reported. The most used families were Asteraceae (8 spp.), Lamiaceae (4 spp.) And Rutaceae (4 spp.), The species with higher frequency and use value were Matricaria recutita and Mentha piperita, the main affections treated were; stomach pain, cough and flu. The leaves were the most used (55%) the main form of preparation (30.2%) was maceration, most (65%) grow the plants in orchards. In indigenous communities, women have a preponderant role in the use of medicinal plants.
- Subjects
MEXICO; PUEBLA (Mexico : State); PEPPERMINT; MEDICINAL plants; GERMAN chamomile; INDIGENOUS plants; SEMI-structured interviews; LAMIACEAE
- Publication
Boletín Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromáticas, 2019, Vol 18, Issue 3, p265
- ISSN
0717-7917
- Publication type
Article