Medicinal Plant Use as an Adaptive Strategy in the Bolivian Andes: Evidence from the Quechua Community of Apillapampa

Thomas, Evert

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“…Contrary to traditional medicine, the modern medicine which is defined as a medical system based on western scientific principles, often perceived as a symbol of modernity, development and globalization in the non-Western world, alters care-seeking behaviour and often dismiss traditional medicines (Teixidor-Toneu et al, 2017). However, traditional medicine continues to be used because of people beliefs about the intrinsic efficacy and effectiveness of traditional medicines for many illnesses, the inadequacy of the modern health system, the unavailability of medicines, unaffordable medical bills, the cheap cost, the distance to public health center or a combination of these factors (Mwaka et al, 2015;Thomas, 2013).…”

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Ethnobotanical survey and phytogeographical study of plants species from genus Acacia in Bnin

Tchatchedre¹,

Amoussa²,

Houinato³

et al. 2019

J. Med. Plants Res.

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The genus Acacia, mainly distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions, has been used in traditional medicines for the treatment of microbial infections, malaria, diarrhea, oedema and inflammation. The present study aims to provide a comprehensive data on the distribution and medicinal use of Acacia species. Ethnobotanical survey and phytogeographical study were undertook using field interviews. Informant consensus factor (ICF), frequency of citation (Fc), fidelity level (FL) and use value (UV) were also assessed. A total of 16 species belonging to genus Acacia were inventoried in Benin. A total of 108 informants were interviewed during ethnobotanical survey. Except Acacia auriculiformis, all inventoried species cited by informants were traditionally used to treat various ailments. This species were mostly used as medicinal treatments (93.75 % of the species) and to produce wood and fibers (6.25 %). Leaves, bark and roots were the most used parts and decoction was the most cited method of preparation. A. macrostachya (UV = 1.94), A. nilotica (UV = 1.21), A. hockii (UV = 1.20) and A. ataxacantha (UV = 1.17) and A. sieberiana (UV = 1.15) were the most used species. A. nilotica (75%), A. dudgeonii (67%) and A. seyal (50%). A. nilotica (FL = 75%) and A. dudgeonii (FL = 67%) were the most species cited by informants to treat Digestive System Disorder whereas A. Hockii (67%), A. Senegal (67%), A. ataxacantha (60%), A. erythrocalyx (50%) and A. gerrardii (50%) were cited for Infectious diseases. The extensive literature survey reveals 16 Acacia species distributed in 10 phytogeographic districts in Bénin. These species where mostly used in traditional medicine to treat infectious diseases and Digestive System Disorder. The results of this study open new research perspectives on Acacia species not yet studied.

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Ethnobotanical survey and phytogeographical study of plants species from genus Acacia in Bnin

Tchatchedre¹,

Amoussa²,

Houinato³

et al. 2019

J. Med. Plants Res.

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“…The availability of biomedicine (defined here as the medical system based on western scientific principles), often perceived as a symbol of modernity, development and globalization in the non-Western world [4, 5], alters care-seeking behaviour and often displaces traditional medicines [6–8]. However, traditional medicine continues to be used because of its effectiveness, lack of modern medical alternatives, high cost of biomedical services, long distance to public health facilities, cultural preferences or a combination of these factors [9, 10]. …”

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Treating infants with frigg: linking disease aetiologies, medicinal plant use and care-seeking behaviour in southern Morocco

Teixidor‐Toneu¹,

Martin²,

Puri³

et al. 2017

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundAlthough most Moroccans rely to some extent on traditional medicine, the practice of frigg to treat paediatric ailments by elderly women traditional healers known as ferraggat, has not yet been documented. We describe the role of these specialist healers, document the medicinal plants they use, and evaluate how and why their practice is changing.MethodsEthnomedicinal and ethnobotanical data were collected using semi-structured interviews and observations of medical encounters. Information was collected from traditional healers, namely ferraggat, patients, herbalists and public health professionals. Patients’ and healers’ narratives about traditional medicine were analysed and medicinal plant lists were compiled from healers and herbalists. Plants used were collected, vouchered and deposited in herbaria.Results Ferragat remain a key health resource to treat infant ailments in the rural High Atlas, because mothers believe only they can treat what are perceived to be illnesses with a supernatural cause. Ferragat possess baraka, or the gift of healing, and treat mainly three folk ailments, taqait, taumist and iqdi, which present symptoms similar to those of ear infections, tonsillitis and gastroenteritis. Seventy plant species were used to treat these ailments, but the emphasis on plants may be a recent substitute for treatments that used primarily wool and blood. This change in materia medica is a shift in the objects of cultural meaningfulness in response to the increasing influence of orthodox Islam and state-sponsored modernisation, including public healthcare and schooling.ConclusionsReligious and other sociocultural changes are impacting the ways in which ferraggat practice. Treatments based on no-longer accepted symbolic elements have been readily abandoned and substituted by licit remedies, namely medicinal plants, which play a legitimisation role for the practice of frigg. However, beliefs in supernatural ailment aetiologies, as well as lack or difficult access to biomedical alternatives, still underlie the need for specialist traditional healers.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13002-016-0129-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Traditional medicinal knowledge of Sherpa people: Assessment in Xizang, China

Ding,

Zhang,

Ali

et al. 2024

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Medicinal Plant Use as an Adaptive Strategy in the Bolivian Andes: Evidence from the Quechua Community of Apillapampa

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References 91 publications

Ethnobotanical survey and phytogeographical study of plants species from genus Acacia in Bnin

Ethnobotanical survey and phytogeographical study of plants species from genus Acacia in Bnin

Treating infants with frigg: linking disease aetiologies, medicinal plant use and care-seeking behaviour in southern Morocco

Traditional medicinal knowledge of Sherpa people: Assessment in Xizang, China

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