Plantas utilizadas en la medicina tradicional de comunidades campesinas e indiÌgenas de la Selva Zoque, Chiapas, MeÌxico / Useful plants in traditional medicine of peasant and indigenous communities of Selva Zoque, Chiapas, Mexico
Bol. latinoam. Caribe plantas med. aromát
; 17(5): 503-521, sept. 2018. mapas, ilus, graf, tab
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RESUMEN
El objetivo fue conocer las plantas utilizadas en la medicina tradicional de cuatro comunidades de la Selva Zoque, Chiapas, MeÌxico. En cada comunidad, se aplicaron 30 entrevistas semiestructuras. El listado floriÌstico medicinal estuvo conformado por 113 especies, 96 geÌneros y 50 familias. Asteraceae, Fabaceae y Lamiaceae fueron las maÌs representativas. Se obtuvieron 84 indicaciones de uso medicinal, clasificadas en 13 enfermedades, gastrointestinales, dermatoloÌgicas y respiratorias, fueron las maÌs frecuentes. La hoja es la estructura de la planta maÌs empleada (72%). El cocimiento es la manera maÌs comuÌn de preparar a las plantas, y la viÌa oral es la forma maÌs frecuente de administrar la medicina. El uso de plantas medicinales es resultado de la experiencia e iÌntimo contacto con la naturaleza que la sociedad ha acumulado por generaciones. Este saber ha permitido que sobrevivan comunidades que habitan en lugares apartados, donde hay carencias de servicios meÌdicos.
ABSTRACT
The objective was to know the useful plants in the traditional medicine of four communities of Selva Zoque, Chiapas. In each community, 30 semi-structured interviews were applied. The medicinal floristic listing consisted of 114 species, 97 genera and 50 families. Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Lamiaceae were the most representative. There were 84 indications for medicinal use, classified in 13 diseases, gastrointestinal, dermatological and respiratory, were the most frequent. The leaf is the structure of the most used plant (72%). Cooking is the most common way to prepare plants, and the oral route is the most frequent way to administer medicine. The use of medicinal plants is the result of experience and intimate contact with nature that society has accumulated for generations. This knowledge has allowed communities that live in remote places to survive, where there are shortages of medical services.
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Main subject:
Plants, Medicinal
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Ethnobotany
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Medicine, Traditional
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Bol. latinoam. Caribe plantas med. aromát
Journal subject:
Botany
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Medicine
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Plantas Medicinais
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Terapias Complementares
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mexico
Institution/Affiliation country:
Secretaría del Medio Ambiente e Historia Natural/MX
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Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas/MX