Chemosensory perception and medicinal plants for digestive ailments in a Mapuche community in NW Patagonia, Argentina

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 397-406

  Molares, Soledad ^a   Ladio, Ana ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chemosensory criteria; Mapuche; Medicinal plants; Patagonia; Selection and use

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; EMETIC AGENT; LAXATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANGIOSPERM; ARGENTINA; AROMA; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CLASSIFICATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; ETHNOBOTANY; FLAVOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOOSEFOOT; MEDICINAL PLANT; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ODOR; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TASTE;

ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; ETHNOBOTANY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POPULATION GROUPS; SMELL; TASTE;

AMARANTHACEAE; ASTERACEAE; LAMIACEAE;

EID: 67349267738     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.033     Document Type: Article

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