Ethnobotanical aspects of Cuspon, Peru: A peasant community that uses 57 species of plants in its various needs

Viena, Linder Ramírez; León, José Mostacero; Medina, Eloy López; Cruz-Castillo, Anthony J. De La; Rivero, Armando Efraín Gil

doi:10.17268/sci.agropecu.2020.01.01

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“…However, Asteraceae and Lamiaceae are widely used in traditional medicine worldwide [20,26,27]. The prevalence of the use of these families is due to the fact that they are herbs, cosmopolitan distribution, and richness in the study site, in addition to the members of these families being known for their aromatic quality [28,29]. Likewise, the species members of these families are characterized by synthesizing secondary metabolites with potential biological activity being used in traditional medicine in the treatment of diseases of the digestive system [20,30].…”

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“…Peru has a variety of ecological floors, presenting diverse climates, thus conserving a high biodiversity of flora and fauna; with a variety of medicinal plants, used mostly by Andean inhabitants [10,16]. The Peruvian Andes preserve their traditions and culture regarding the usefulness of medicinal plants, using language to transfer their knowledge through generations; Furthermore, the Andean peoples present their health system based on the worldview and are based on various health care practices, such as the use of medicinal plants, forming part of their cultures, conserving their medicinal flora [17][18][19][20].…”

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Phytotherapy Used in Ailments of the Digestive System by Andean Inhabitants of Pampas, Huancavelica, Peru

Saldaña-Chafloque,

Acosta-Román,

Torres-Huamaní

et al. 2024

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The use of medicinal plants for the therapy of diseases of the digestive system, where the Andean peoples developed various forms of administration. The objective is to identify medicinal plants used in the therapy of ailments of the digestive system by the Andean inhabitants of Pampas, Tayacaja, Huancavelica, Peru. Methods: Non-probabilistic sampling, using the “snowball” technique, carrying out semi-structured surveys, allowing information to be collected on the prevalence of ailments or diseases of the digestive system treated with medicinal plants, with inhabitants over 20 years of age participating and using the medicinal plants in the therapy of your digestive system ailments, and exclude those inhabitants who do not comply with it. Results: A total of 16 families, 33 genera, and 34 species are reported, where the families that present the greatest abundance of species are Asteraceae and Lamiaceae. The widely used species are Minthostachys mollis (11.9%), Aloe vera (10.4%), Clinopodium bolivianum (9%), Artemisia absinthium (9%), and Matricaria chamomilla (8.2%). Concluding with the identification of a diversity of medicinal flora, used in the therapy of diseases of the digestive system, such as stomach pain, constipation, gallbladder ailments, gastritis, and gastrointestinal, and liver diseases.

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Phytotherapy Used in Ailments of the Digestive System by Andean Inhabitants of Pampas, Huancavelica, Peru

Saldaña-Chafloque,

Acosta-Román,

Torres-Huamaní

et al. 2024

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“…Lo mencionado guarda relación con las investigaciones realizadas por Bocanegra et al (2011), Castañeda y Albán (2016), Lara et al (2019), Silva et al (2019), Ramírez et al (2020); quienes reportaron de alguna u otra forma especies propias de Costa, Sierra y Selva; que también las encontramos dentro de las 102 especies de plantas medicinales que emplea el poblador de Trujillo; así mismo, Zambrano et al (2015), reportan para Ecuador a espeies como: Cymbopogon citratus "hierba luisa", Dysphania ambrosioides "paico", Melissa officinalis "toronjil y Origanum vulgare "orégano"; como unas de las especies más utilizadas por el poblador de ese país y que paradójicamente también las encontramos descritas en esta investigación.…”

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“…Saber ancestral, que radicó en un inicio en los "Oquetlupuc", "Hampicamayoc" y "Sircac", quienes fueron catalogados en su momento como "amautas", "médicos" y "boticarios". Poseedores de un amplio conocimiento sobre el correcto y eficaz uso de las plantas medicinales, que con el correr del tiempo se transmitió de forma oral, hasta establecerse actualmente en la memoria de los "curanderos", "emolienteros", "abuelitas", y en aquellos pueblos andino-amazónicos, sobre todo, en donde la medicina académica no ha logrado generar el arraigo esperado, ya sea por la falta de implementos, por los elevados costos de tratamiento o por el inherente amor a su cultura etnobotánica tradicional; pero sin dejar de reconocer que día a día sigue incrementándose su empleo en las grandes urbes, debido a los grandes procesos migratorios, que de alguna u otra forma han logrado incorporar en la cultura de muchas ciudades del mundo, este saber ancestral (Bussmann y Glenn, 2010;Pascual et al, 2014;Salaverry y Cabrera, 2014;Ramírez et al, 2020).…”

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Ethnobotanical study of the medicinal flora of the province of Trujillo, Peru

De la Cruz-Castillo,

Mostacero-Leon,

Lopez-Medina

et al. 2024

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Trujillo, one of the main provinces of Peru, is home to a multicultural population, coming from the Coast, Sierra and Selva; of different ideologies, cultures, and ancestral knowledge about the correct use of medicinal flora. In this sense and in an effort to rescue this ancestral knowledge, the ethnobotanical study of the medicinal flora of the province of Trujillo was carried out. For which 96 semi-structured interviews wereapplied, using the "snowball" technique; followed by the collection, taxonomic determination and calculation of ethnobotanical indices: Use Value Index (IVU) and Informant Consensus Factor Index (FCI). It is concluded that the inhabitants of Trujillo makeuse of 102 species of medicinal flora, distributed in 95 genera and 46 families for the treatment and/or cure of 62 diseases. Of the total species, 24 turned out to be the most important (according to their IVU) for the cure of diseases of the Trujillo population.

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“…It is a typical plant of the Mediterranean region; it contains 240 genera and more than 4200 species 3 . Plant whose base and stem is a bit woody known as Malva de las laderas 4 . Malachra alceifolia Jacq, known as Malva, Malva de Caballo or Borage has a high mucilage content 5 .…”

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Phytochemical and thickening properties of the mucilage of Malachra alceifolia jacq., in a shampoo formulation

Moreno

Molina

et al. 2023

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The feasibility of the using of mucilages as viscous hydrocolloids in order to reduce dependence on inorganic products that are unfriendly to the environment, is a necessity that the scientific community must take advantage on behalf of development of new products. The aim was to determine the phytochemical components and thickening capacity of mucilage as a hydrocolloid in a shampoo formula. Phytochemical sieve was done by coloration, precipitation and flotation reactions. Mucilage extraction was performed by hydration-maceration of crushed stems according to experimental design (three factors and two levels) and controlled by the viscosity response variable. For the shampoo, a design of was used (two factors and two levels), evaluated with viscosity response variables and lather formation, results that were tabulated with the statistical software statgraphics plus. The results show in the hydrocolloid the presence of tannins, alkaloids, triterpenes. Its thickening capacity due to the significant viscosity of the hydrocolloid (1186 mPa.s). The viscosity of the shampoo between 1020 and 1460 mPa.s and the amount of foam (213 ml) that reward the quality. It is concluded that, the complex molecular structure and abundant presence of mucilage in its natural state in the stems of Malachra alceifolia Jacq allows the hydrocolloid obtained to have a great viscosifying and moisturizing capacity with an almost neutral pH, qualities that affect the quality of the shampoo and are suitable for commercial products with friendly features to the environment; being promoted as a raw material for formulations of other personal hygiene products with an important projection of immediate application in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry.

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Ethnobotanical aspects of Cuspon, Peru: A peasant community that uses 57 species of plants in its various needs

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Phytotherapy Used in Ailments of the Digestive System by Andean Inhabitants of Pampas, Huancavelica, Peru

Phytotherapy Used in Ailments of the Digestive System by Andean Inhabitants of Pampas, Huancavelica, Peru

Ethnobotanical study of the medicinal flora of the province of Trujillo, Peru

Phytochemical and thickening properties of the mucilage of Malachra alceifolia jacq., in a shampoo formulation

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