Enfermedades y entidades anímicas del entorno natural. Etiologías religioso-rituales y espacio-ambientales entre los toba del Chaco Central, Argentina

Martínez, Gustavo Javier

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“…Regarding the Toba (qom) communities of Central Chaco, information available is fragmented and restricted to the medicinal application of some animal species for maternal-infant health (Martínez 2007;Hecht et al 2008), parasitic diseases and skin affections (Martínez and Barboza 2010), and odontostomatology (Martínez 2010a), as well as details associating animals with food and/or religiousmedical taboos (Martínez 2010b).…”

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Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach

Martínez¹

2013

Ethnobio Conserv

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The Gran Chaco region is an area of vast cultural and biological richness that is inhabited by different American indigenous hunter-gatherer groups and has a great number of threatened wildlife species. An ethnozoological investigation was carried out to study the medicinal uses of fauna by the Toba (qom) communities of Central Chaco in the surroundings of the Bermejito River. Qualitative, quantitative and participative methods were used alternately to document and characterize the knowledge, significance and role of animals from the Chaco forest within the Toba cultural and medical context. A total of 199 uses corresponding to 72 species belonging to 52 families were documented as part of the animal pharmacopoeia employed by the natives. Information obtained by open and semistructured interviews was used to develop an Index of Local Conservation Priorities (ILCP) that allowed ordering the species according to their Relative Importance, Ecological and Cultural Value, and Conservation Status. Our results showed that of the wide range of species used in Toba zootherapy, a substantial number of reptiles, mammals and birds are included in lists of threatened species for Argentina. The ethnozoological perspective of this study provides an integral view of social and ecological elements that are useful for the protection and/or sustainable management of native species on a regional scale.

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Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach

Martínez¹

2013

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“…En primer lugar, se presentó una fotografía referencial de Ascalapha odorata (Fig. 2), de esta forma se logró identificar aquellas personas que presentaban algún conocimiento sobre la especie (MARTÍNEZ, 2010). El total de entrevistados fue de 40 personas a quienes se les aplicó la entrevista, previo su consentimiento y voluntaria participación.…”

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TANDACUCHIS (Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758. Familia Noctuidae): PERCEPCIONES MÍTICAS Y SOCIALES EN EL CENTRO HISTÓRICO DE QUITO.

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2021

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La mariposa nocturna, Ascalapha odorata, es una especie perteneciente al Orden Lepidoptera, Familia Noctuidae, cuya presencia y avistamiento se asocia con presagios negativos que han pasado a través de un flujo de información entre generaciones. Es así, que las personas de la tercera edad son quienes han sido esenciales en la difusión de mitos e historias que rodean a esta especie. En el Centro Histórico de Quito existe gran presencia de adultos mayores, quienes se agrupan en esta zona como pasatiempo, lo cual hace que este sitio sea relevante para realizar un estudio sobre las percepciones y conocimientos que las personas tienen sobre esta especie de mariposa nocturna. Para poder ejecutarlo se realizaron 40 entrevistas que incorporaron datos sociales del individuo, así como preguntas relacionadas con la problemática, entre las más relevantes se puede mencionar el conocimiento sobre el nombre común de la especie, la asociación que le dan a la presencia de Ascalapha odorata en sus hogares y las reacciones que estas personas tienen ante la presencia de la especie. Esto resulta relevante para entender el conocimiento mítico que se alberga en torno a la especie. Para esto se ha planteado como objetivo determinar las percepciones y conocimientos sobre "Tandacuchi" (Ascalapha odorata) por parte de adultos mayores

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Uses of wild vertebrates in traditional medicine by farmers in the region surrounding the Serra do Conduru State Park (Bahia, Brazil)

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Wild and domestic animals and their by-products are important ingredients in the preparation of medicines traditionally used in folk medicine, present in various human cultures since antiquity. However, the decline in the number of species in neotropical regions as a result of hunting for various purposes, including food, medicine and magico-religious use, has placed some species - especially endemic species - at risk of extinction. In this context, the present study aimed to identify the wild vertebrate species used in folk medicine in five communities in the region surrounding the Serra do Conduru State Park (PESC), Bahia, Brazil. Forty-five hunter-farmers were interviewed, citing 23 species, from which 17 raw materials are extracted for prevention and/or treatment of 19 illnesses. Mammals were the most cited taxon followed by birds and reptiles. Among the species mentioned, Cuniculus paca is the most used for zootherapy purposes, followed by Salvator merianae and Sphiggurus insidiosus. There was dissimilarity between the communities in relation to the diversity of species used for zootherapy. Ten categories of body systems were classified for which the therapeutic resources are recommended. Disorders related to the middle and inner ear were the most cited. Some of the species mentioned are endangered, such as Bradypus torquatus and Lachesis muta. This research demonstrated that zootherapy is a traditional practice embedded in these communities. Further studies are needed to broaden knowledge of other species that may have important cultural value for these families, as well as to evaluate the potential implications of the uncontrolled use of these species in traditional medicine in an ecological context, since the practice of zootherapy can excerpt pressure on critical animal populations and threaten biodiversity.

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Enfermedades y entidades anímicas del entorno natural. Etiologías religioso-rituales y espacio-ambientales entre los toba del Chaco Central, Argentina

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Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach

Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach

TANDACUCHIS (Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758. Familia Noctuidae): PERCEPCIONES MÍTICAS Y SOCIALES EN EL CENTRO HISTÓRICO DE QUITO.

Uses of wild vertebrates in traditional medicine by farmers in the region surrounding the Serra do Conduru State Park (Bahia, Brazil)

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