Medicinal ethnobotany in Huacareta (Chuquisaca, Bolivia)

dc.contributor.authorRodrigo Quiroga
dc.contributor.authorLidia Meneses
dc.contributor.authorRainer W. Bussmann
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T13:52:29Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T13:52:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 158
dc.description.abstractThe treatment of gastrointestinal disorders is the primary objective of the medical ethnobotany of the inhabitants of Huacareta, while respiratory system diseases are mostly treated in the hospital. Looking at the data from the Hospital records we can infer that gastrointestinal disorders are among the most common diseases in the study area. For most respondents, traditional medicine is a reliable choice for the care of their illnesses. However, the preference of the population for either traditional medicine or allopathic medicine needs to be clarified in future comparative studies to obtain more convincing results. The results presented can be used as a base for subsequent work related to traditional medicine and its contribution to allopathic medicine in San Pablo de Huacareta.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1746-4269-8-29
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-8-29
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/43225
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
dc.sourceUniversity of San Simón
dc.subjectEthnobotany
dc.subjectMedicinal plants
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectTraditional medicine
dc.subjectPharmacopoeia
dc.subjectAlternative medicine
dc.titleMedicinal ethnobotany in Huacareta (Chuquisaca, Bolivia)
dc.typearticle

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