Análisis preliminar de la dominancia cultural de las plantas útiles en el estado de Morelos

Abstract

Richness, cultural dominance and use frequency of families, genera, species and use types of useful plants in the state of Morelos (Mexico) were evaluated. A database was built with the information gathered between 1979 and 2001. A total of 608 species, 400 genera and 128 families were recorded. Fabaceae and Asteraceae were the culturally dominant families, whereas Ficus, Ipomoea and Citrus were the culturally dominant genera. According to origin and level of management, 10 groups of plants were defined that included the 104 culturally dominant species. The largest cultural dominance corresponded to Persea americana Mill. and Psidium guajava L. A total of 27 use types were recorded, among which medicinal, ornamental and edible were the culturally dominant ones. The importance of traditional knowledge in selecting useful products and its contribution to the creation of environments that promote the presence of these products is discussed, as well as the potential contribution that this kind of knowledge may make to sustainable development.

La occidentalización de los asentamientos indígenas en Morelos, México

“…En el estado de Morelos, México, las plantas reportadas por su dominancia cultural suman 608 especies, entre las que desatacan aquellas con un uso alimentario, sobre todo el aguacate (Persea americana Mill) y la guayaba (Psidium guajaba L.) (Monroy-Ortiz y Monroy 2004). Para Xoxocotla, estas especies son reportadas con valor de uso alimentario, medicinal, ornamental y artesanal.…”

Etnobotánica de los recursos vegetales, sus formas de uso y manejo, en Bustamante, Nuevo León

“…De las 16 categorías de usos, el "medicinal" es el que reúne el mayor porcentaje de especies (24), seguido por el alimenticio y ornamental (16); resultado similar Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Forestales Vol. 8 (44) puntualizado por otros autores (Navarro y Avendaño, 2002;Monroy-Ortiz y Monroy, 2004;Estrada et al, 2007;González et al, 2010), lo cual confirma que los usos de las plantas están principalmente encaminados a la satisfacción de necesidades básicas como la salud y la alimentación (Navarro y Avendaño, 2002), sobre todo en cuestión de salud, cuando los gastos del servicio médico alópata llegan a ser casi imposibles de cubrir por los sectores más humildes de la población.…”

Inhibitory effects of medical plants on the Candida albicans and bacterial growth in the oral cavity

“…Besides geographic location, age, gender, farming, and stockbreeding are associated with the knowledge of plant resources. Historical, cultural and socioeconomic traits are essential to understand the local knowledge of useful plant diversity in a particular study area (Monroy-Ortiz et al, 2004). In many cases, the cultural factor means that the use of a species is more widespread than its ecological distribution.…”