Leguminosas (Fabaceae) silvestres de uso medicinal del distrito de Lircay, provincia de Angaraes (Huancavelica, Perú) / Wild medicinal Legumes species (Fabaceae) in the district of Lircay, province of Angaraes (Huancavelica, Peru)
Bol. latinoam. Caribe plantas med. aromát
; 16(2)mar. 2017. mapas, tab, graf
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RESUMEN
Se presenta un estudio etnobotaÌnico sobre las Leguminosas (Fabaceae) silvestres de uso medicinal de una regioÌn altoandina del PeruÌ (distrito de Lircay, provincia de Angaraes, departamento de Huancavelica). La metodologiÌa se basoÌ en entrevistas semiestructuradas a 33 informantes clave, calculando el iÌndice de Importancia Cultural. Se registran 12 geÌneros con 17 especies. Todas las plantas poseen por lo menos un nombre vernaÌculo y tienen usos adicionales a la categoriÌa medicinal. Dos especies son comercializadas en Lircay Desmodium molliculum y Otholobium pubescens. Se reportan nueve categoriÌas de uso, siendo la categoriÌa medicinal la que presentoÌ mayor nuÌmero de especies (17 especies) y la que tuvo maÌs reportes de uso (125 reportes). La Leguminosa con mayor Importancia Cultural es Senna versicolor, lo que demuestra que es la especie maÌs arraigada al conocimiento tradicional de los pobladores locales.
ABSTRACT
What follows is an ethnobotanical study of wild medicinal Legumes from a high Andean region of Peru (district of Lircay, province of Angaraes, department of Huancavelica). The methodology was based on 33 semi-structured interviews with key informants, and the Cultural Importance Index was calculated. A total of 12 genera with 17 species were recorded. All of the plants possessed at least one vernacular name and in addition to their medicinal function had other uses. Two species are traded in the Lircay Desmodium molliculum and Otholobium pubescens. Nine categories of use were reported, with the medicinal category registering the highest number of species (17 species) and the greatest number of reported uses (125 reports). The legume of greatest cultural importance is Senna versicolor, which was shown to be the most deeply-rooted plant in the traditional knowledge of the local.
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Main subject:
Plants, Medicinal
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Ethnobotany
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Fabaceae
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Peru
Language:
Es
Journal:
Bol. latinoam. Caribe plantas med. aromát
Journal subject:
BOTANICA
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MEDICINA
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Plantas Medicinais
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Terapias Complementares
Year:
2017
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Article