Title |
Traditional medicine applied by the Saraguro yachakkuna: a preliminary approach to the use of sacred and psychoactive plant species in the southern region of Ecuador
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Published in |
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, February 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-10-26 |
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Authors |
Chabaco Armijos, Iuliana Cota, Silvia González |
Abstract |
During the colonial period, the indigenous saraguros maintained their traditions, knowledge, and practices to restore and preserve the health of their members. Unfortunately, many of their practices and medicinal resources have not been documented. In this study, we sought to document the traditional healers' (yachakkuna saraguros) knowledge about medicinal and psychoactive plants used in the mesas and in magical-religious rituals. The study was conducted under a technical and scientific cooperation agreement between the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), the Dirección Provincial de Salud de Loja (DPSL), and the Saraguro Healers Council (Consejo de Sanadores de Saraguro). |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Ecuador | 2 | 50% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Ecuador | 4 | 3% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 135 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 26 | 19% |
Student > Bachelor | 20 | 14% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 10% |
Student > Master | 9 | 6% |
Professor | 7 | 5% |
Other | 29 | 21% |
Unknown | 35 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 13% |
Social Sciences | 12 | 9% |
Chemistry | 12 | 9% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 8% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 6% |
Other | 41 | 29% |
Unknown | 37 | 26% |