Use of medicinal plants and pharmaceuticals by indigenous communities in the Bolivian Andes and Amazon.

Ina VandebroekJan-Bart CalewaertStijn JonckheereSabino SancaLucio SemoPatrick Van DammeLuc Van PuyveldeNorbert De Kimpe2026-03-222026-03-222004https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15259252https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/44090Citaciones: 137The cultural importance of traditional medicine and the physical isolation of communities, both in general and from PHCs, are factors that influence the use of and knowledge about medicinal plants.enMedicinal plantsIndigenousTraditional medicineTraditional knowledgeEthnobotanyAmazon rainforestGeographySocioeconomicsService (business)EthnomedicineUse of medicinal plants and pharmaceuticals by indigenous communities in the Bolivian Andes and Amazon.article