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| SALTOS,Ricardo Vinicio Abril; VÁSQUEZ,Tomás Elías Ruiz; LAZO,Jatnel Alonso; BANGUERA,Derwing Viáfara; GUAYASAMÍN,Pedro Damián Ríos; VARGAS,Janeth Karina Aguinda; PEÑAS,Ingrid Vega. |
| ABSTRACT Mera, Santa Clara and Pastaza municipalities are located in the Ecuadorian Amazon region. The objective of the study was to identify plant species used in traditional medicine by small farmers of these localities, and to classify these plants according to locality, farmer ethnicity and purposes of use. It was also investigated whether the use of medicinal plants differs between the ethnic groups. Data were collected by applying a questionnaire and personal interview with 213 farmers belonging to two ethnicities (Kichwa and mestizo), and to different municipalities (Mera, Santa Clara and Pastaza). Generated data were analyzed using contingency tables and frequency and the most representative species were determined by proportion analysis... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Ethnic group; Kichwa; Mera; Santa Clara. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672016000400355 |
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