A first survey on the medicinal plants of the Chazuta valley (Peruvian Amazon)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 333-362

  Sanz Biset, Jaume ^a   Campos de la Cruz, José ^b   Epiquién Rivera, Mirbel A ^c   Cañigueral, Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Jr Ricardo Odonova 157 Urb Villa Sol Los Olivos ^*  (Peru)

^c Jr Ricardo Odonova 157 Urb Villa Sol Los Olivos   (Peru)

Author keywords

Chazuta; Gastrointestinal complaints; Lamas Quechuas; Medicinal plants; Musculoskeletal disorders; Peruvian Amazon; San Martin Quechuas; Skin conditions; Traditional plant use

Indexed keywords

ABUTA GRANDIFOLIA EXTRACT; ADENARIA FLORIBUNDA EXTRACT; AEGIPHILA INTEGRIFOLIA EXTRACT; ALLOSANTHUS TRIFOLIATUS EXTRACT; ANACARDIC ACID; ANNONA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; ANNONA MONTANA EXTRACT; ANNONA MURICATA EXTRACT; APHELANDRA GOODSPEEDII EXTRACT; ARDISIA GUYANENSIS EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIA LEUCONEURA EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIA PILOSA EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIA SPRUCEI EXTRACT; ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA EXTRACT; ASPIDOSPERMA MYRISTICIFOLIUM EXTRACT; ASPIDOSPERMA RIGIDUM EXTRACT; BANISTERIOPSIS CAAPI EXTRACT; BAUHINIA GLABRA EXTRACT; BAUHINIA TARAPOTENSIS EXTRACT; BIXA ORELLANA EXTRACT; BIXA PLATYCARPA EXTRACT; BROSIMUM ALICASTRUM EXTRACT; BRUGMANSIA SUAVEOLENS EXTRACT; BRUNFELSIA GRANDIFLORA EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA EXTRACT; CALADIUM BICOLOR EXTRACT; CALLIANDRA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; CALLICHLAMYS LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; BITE WOUND; BRONCHITIS; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DYSENTERY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EYE INFECTION; EYE IRRITATION; FRACTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL PAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCABIES; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; STOMACH PAIN; STOMACH ULCER; TINEA PEDIS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; VASCULAR PLANT;

ETHNOBOTANY; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PERU; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 61349203392     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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