A new medical plant from amazonian Ecuador
- Authors
- Asdall, W. van.
- Format
- Article
- Status
- publishedVersion
- Description
Shuar, Kichwa
Dalbergaria tessmanii, a shrub of the Gesneriaceae locally abundant in the tropical forests of Ecuador, is variously ethnomedically employed. For example, none of several shuar (j?baro) herbal healers know or use it, but the one shuar shaman consulted extols its importance in reducing vaginal bleeding. Although mestizo native consultants from the provincial capital of Morona-Santiago report its use in alleviating heart problems, those from Pastaza province employ it to reduce menstrual flow. The lowland quechua apparently use it for this purpose as well. This plant has apparently not yet been chemically examined. Its reported use in several different cultural context suggest that it should be phytochemically investigated.
- Publication Year
- 1983
- Language
- eng
- Topic
- ETNOFARMACOLOG?A
ETNOBOT?NICA
MORONA SANTIAGO
SHUAR
KICHWA
PR?CTICAS MEDICINALES
PRODUCTOS MEDICINALES
- Repository
- Repositorio SENESCYT
- Rights
- openAccess
- License