Ethnomedicinal practices and medicinal plant knowledge of the Yuracarés and Trinitarios from Indigenous Territory and National Park Isiboro-Sécure, Bolivian Amazon

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-163

  Thomas, Evert ^a   Semo, Lucio ^b   Morales, Melchor ^b   Noza, Zacaria ^b   Nuñez, Humberto ^b   Cayuba, Aurelio ^b   Noza, Margarita ^b   Humaday, Nieve ^b   Vaya, Juana ^b   Van Damme, Patrick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Consejo Indígena Del sur de Isiboro Sécure ^*  (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Cultural importance indices; Emic perception of efficacy; Informant consensus; Quantitative ethnobotany; Traditional medicine; Use quality

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ANNONACEAE; ARACEAE; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BOLIVIA; CELASTRACEAE; CHRYSOBALANACEAE; ETHNIC GROUP; FUNGUS; HERB; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PIPERACEAE; PLANT GROWTH; SAPOTACEAE; SIPARUNACEAE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

BOLIVIA; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FUNGI; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SHAMANISM;

ANNONACEAE; ARACEAE; ASTERACEAE; CELASTRACEAE; CHRYSOBALANACEAE; FUNGI; LAURACEAE; PIPERACEAE; SAPOTACEAE; SIPARUNACEAE; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 78650679092     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.09.017     Document Type: Article

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