Extraction from woody forest plants in flood plain communities in Amazonian Peru: use, choice, evaluation and conservation status of resources

Kvist, Lars Peter; Andersen, Martin; Stagegaard, Jesper; Hesselsøe, Martin; Llapapasca, Consuelo

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(00)00688-5

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“…[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] and several others biological effects. 30,31 In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of literature on the interaction between some drugs and medicinal plants and its adverse reactions [35][36][37][38] However, there is no evidence that Maytenus macrocarpa could have effects with concomitant administration of drugs such as propranolol.…”

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“…[2][3][4][5] In Peru, this plant is com monly called "Chuchuhuasi", and its medicinal properties are used by population of Peruvian Amazon as an antirheumatic, analgesic, anti inflammatory, antidiarrheal, antipyretic, antiparasitic drug amongst other uses. 3,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Its traditional uses are principally reported in native communities such as Cocama, Quechua, ShipiboKonibo and Bora Bora. In these communities, an infusion of the bark, root and leaves of "Chuchuhuasi" are one of the main forms of use for their medicinal needs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In these communities, an infusion of the bark, root and leaves of "Chuchuhuasi" are one of the main forms of use for their medicinal needs. 2,3,6,7,[9][10][11][12][13][14] Several in vivo animal studies have shown different effects of Maytenus spp. Several species such as M. forsskaoliana, M. krukovii, M. ilicifolia, M. emarginata, M. heterophylla, M. senegalensis, M. obscura, M. rigida, M. undata etc have demonstrated biological effects on the central nervous system, respiratory rate, heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, diuresis, inflammation, pain, diarrhea, gastric ulcers and affect the development of pathogenic microorganisms.…”

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Study on the temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate and electrocardiogram of concomitant administration of Maytenus macrocarpa “Chuchuhuasi” and Propranolol in escalating doses

Zambrano-Huailla¹,

Zambrano-Huailla²,

Karelya³

et al. 2016

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Background: Previous studies of Maytenus macrocarpa "Chuchuhuasi" and linked species have corroborated their biological effects related to cardiovascular, respiratory, and others systems. This research has focused on evaluating the effect in the corporeal temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate and electrocardiogram of concomitant administration of "Chuchuhuasi" and propranolol in escalating doses. Methods: Albino rats were divided randomly into four control groups and five experimental groups. Temperature was measured by a digital thermometer, respiratory rate by direct-counting and electrocardiogram and heart rate by a Grass Polygraph. Rhythmic and arrhythmic electrocardiographic patterns were identified by a mathematical modeling of autocorrelation. The outcomes were acquired in periods of time but were analyzed using the average of the whole of the experiment. The result was applied to the following statistical tests: one-way ANOVA, Tuckey, Shapiro-Wilk, Pearson Correlation and Chi square with Yate's correction test. Results: The comparison between control and experimental groups showed a profile of raise in the corporeal temperature, then, for the respiratory rate the bias was to increase, in contrast, it was showed trend to decrease of the heart rate and an increase of voltages of p and r wave, also, an increment of p-r interval and presences of arrhythmias. Conclusion: This study revealed effects of concomitant administration of propranolol and Maytenus macrocarpa on temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate and electrocardiogram. In addition, it showed abnormalities in the electrocardiogram which were associated with arrhythmia patterns Thus, the usage of propranolol and Maytenus macrocarpa may negatively impact several aspects of the health of users of these drugs.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Study on the temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate and electrocardiogram of concomitant administration of Maytenus macrocarpa “Chuchuhuasi” and Propranolol in escalating doses

Zambrano-Huailla¹,

Zambrano-Huailla²,

Karelya³

et al. 2016

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“…However, usage centered mostly on construction [44,[47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62], household utensils and other artifacts [44,[48][49][50]55,[58][59][60][61][62], as well as medicinal uses [43,44,[47][48][49][50][51][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65]. It is however important to note that fruits hardly play any role in the latter category -if at all, fruits were infrequently mentioned as "vitamins", but in no case whatsoever as cure for any ailment.…”

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“…Literature indicated a much more frequent use of the species for the production of palm hearts amongst mestizos [7,43,49,52,53,[56][57][58][59][60][61]64], versus indigenous communities [48,55,59,60,63,71]. A similar trend holds true for the use of the species to produce beverages: again, mestizo communities are much more inclined to use E. precatoria fruits for this purpose [7,44,49,53,[56][57][58]61], than indigenous communities [48,50,51,54,[72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83].…”

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Facing global markets – usage changes in Western Amazonian plants: the example of Euterpe precatoria Mart. and E. oleracea Mart.

Bussmann

Zambrana

2012

Acta Soc Bot Pol

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Palms (Arecaceae) are one of the most important families of useful plants, and indigenous societies have developed very distinct ways of utilizing this resource. The clonal Euterpe oleracea Mart. has long been used for the preparation of frothy beverages in the eastern Amazon, in particular by colonists and caboclos, but to a much lesser extent by the indigenous population. Euterpe precatoria Mart., which grows in the western Amazon, is traditionally reported as resource for construction and thatch, but not as important species in alimentation. Our recent work indicates that the use of both species has dramatically shifted in the recent past. Prices for Euterpe products have increased dramatically due to the global commodization first of palm hearts and “Açaí berry juice” as nutritional supplement. This is especially evident in western Amazonia: In Bolivia and Peru, where older indigenous informants mostly reported thatch and houseposts as regular use for E. precatoria and did not know E. oleracea. Younger informants most commonly reported to a large extent on E. precatoria being used for the production of palm hearts, but less for other, while the youngest informants in many cases only knew E. precatoria fruits as source of beverages, as commercial fruit, and as source for handicrafts, and indicated that E. oleracea was being introduced because the species yielded higher harvests. In addition, many mid-age and younger informants reported Euterpe sp. as medicinal species, a less frequently mentioned by older informants. The local mestizo population in contrast had a broader distributed knowledge with regard to “food” uses of Euterpe sp., and mentioned the species as source of construction material less frequently.

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The most commonly available woody plant species are the most useful for human populations: a meta‐analysis

Gonçalves

Albuquerque

Medeiros

2016

Ecological Applications

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An increasing number of studies have aimed to clarify the factors leading human groups to prioritize the use of some woody plant species compared to others. Some of these studies have tested the apparency hypothesis in aiming to understand this phenomenon. According to the apparency hypothesis, the most commonly available local plant species on a forest path are the most useful to that local human population. However, the sparse and diverse nature of the results from studies investigating the factors that influence human exploitation of plant resources motivated us to perform a meta-analysis on the apparency hypothesis. We searched in the main databases (Scopus, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and Scielo) for studies that correlated the environmental availability of woody species (estimated through vegetation parameters) with the degree of importance of such species to the local human population (estimated by means of the use value index). Overall, this meta-analysis supported the apparency hypothesis, although we also found high levels of heterogeneity in these studies. When the distinct uses of woody flora were considered separately, we found that local species availability is important for fuelwood (firewood and charcoal) and construction (houses, fences, etc.) purposes but does not explain medicinal and technological (object manufacture) plant use. We found no important differences in correlation values between the degree of species importance for people and the different vegetation parameters, although correlations are slightly higher for the dominance and importance value index. Our findings suggest that the exploitation of woody flora is influenced by local availability.

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Extraction from woody forest plants in flood plain communities in Amazonian Peru: use, choice, evaluation and conservation status of resources

Cited by 58 publications

References 15 publications

Study on the temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate and electrocardiogram of concomitant administration of Maytenus macrocarpa “Chuchuhuasi” and Propranolol in escalating doses

Study on the temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate and electrocardiogram of concomitant administration of Maytenus macrocarpa “Chuchuhuasi” and Propranolol in escalating doses

Facing global markets – usage changes in Western Amazonian plants: the example of Euterpe precatoria Mart. and E. oleracea Mart.

The most commonly available woody plant species are the most useful for human populations: a meta‐analysis

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