Native Useful Plants of Chile: A Review and Use Patterns

Díaz-Forestier, Javiera; León‐Lobos, Pedro; Marticorena, Alicia; Celis‐Diez, Juan L.; Giovannini, Peter

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“…Concerning the prevalence of terrestrial ecosystems in the publications reviewed, the trend might be explained by the dominance of articles focused on terrestrial plants, which is related to the greater development of ethnobotany compared to ethnozoology or other sub-disciplines in Chile since the first study was reported in 1917. Historically in Chile, TLK studies have been dominated by research on the medicinal or edible plants used by indigenous peoples [43][44][45]. A study conducted by Gundermann [46] roughly thirty years ago represents the first publication in ethnozoology, which reports the use of territory for animal husbandry by indigenous people.…”

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Traditional and Local Knowledge in Chile: Review of Experiences and Insights for Management and Sustainability

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Scientific interest in traditional and local knowledge (TLK) has grown in recent decades, because of the potential of TLK for improving management and conservation practices. Here, we synthesize and evaluate TLK studies in Chile, discuss how this progress compares to the international scientific literature in the field, and contextualize our results according to the multiple evidence base approach. We found 77 publications on the subject, a steady increase since 1980, and a peak production in the 1990s and the 2010s decades. Publications most often provide basic information on species names and lists of resource uses in terrestrial rather than marine ecosystems. Papers had an emphasis on natural, rather than social sciences. Work was concentrated on the extreme northern and southern regions of Chile where more indigenous populations are found. Indigenous ethnic groups received greater attention than non-indigenous people. Future work in Chile must broaden its attention to local and urban communities and focus on how TLK can contribute to management and sustainability, rather than only acquiring the basic knowledge contained in local and traditional communities. To better comprehend TLK's contribution to policy measures, an interdisciplinary approach must be present to address these knowledge gaps.knowledge can provide a more detailed perspective of the ecosystem rather than using only scientific information [14,15].Traditional ecological knowledge has been broadly defined as a "cumulative body of knowledge, practices, and beliefs about the relationship between humans and their environment, which changes over time through an adaptive process" [15]. TLK has been the focus of diverse disciplines including conservation biology or environmental anthropology [8]. Two major perspectives have prevailed in the literature: one focusing on the millennial knowledge accumulated by indigenous people, called traditional knowledge, but also imbricated with other concepts, such as indigenous knowledge, indigenous traditional knowledge, and indigenous environmental knowledge, among others [1]. The second perspective focuses on the knowledge held by local communities with a majority of non-indigenous people, termed local ecological knowledge. In this review of the literature, we refer to both perspectives as TLK.This type of collective knowledge of nature rooted in social history can offer alternatives to enhance the compatibility of biodiversity and ecosystem conservation with productive uses of nature [16,17]. The contributions to locally acceptable conservation measures are also a benefit derived from local knowledge [18]. However, differences in epistemological approaches, context, motivation, and conceptual underpinnings have obstructed the integration of traditional forms of knowledge with formal scientific understanding [8,15]. A common language is necessary to ascertain how these two approaches can lead to knowledge accumulation [15]. This is particularly relevant in global scenarios where scientific knowledge is expanding,...

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“…Dıáz-Forestier et al (2019) identified a total of 995 species of useful vascular plants (23% of Chile's flora) of which 501 species are described with medicinal uses, 228 with edible uses, 341 used for animal fodder, 300 considered ornamental, 102 used as dyes, 89 for ritual purposes, 75 for timber, and 51 species as a source of fiber. Over 43% of the useful species are endemic to Chile, and 4.7% are threatened (Dıáz-Forestier et al, 2019).…”

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Access and Benefit Sharing Under the Nagoya Protocol—Quo Vadis? Six Latin American Case Studies Assessing Opportunities and Risk

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Conclusions: Different policies in the six countries result in very diverse strategies and opportunities relating to the equitable use of biodiversity. A long-term strategy is required to facilitate a better understanding of the treaties and the resulting opportunities for a fairer development and implementation of transparent national polices, which currently differ in the six countries. So far, the benefits envisioned by the CBD and the NP remain unfulfilled for all stakeholders involved including local communities.

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“…Villagran and Castro (2004) [ 36 ] gathered the most comprehensive information on the traditional uses of plants for indigenous communities from the Altiplano of northern Chile, while De Mösbach (1992) [ 35 ] completed something similar for the plant traditional knowledge of Mapuche communities of southern Chile. Díaz-Forestier et al (2019) [ 37 ] recently compiled an inventory of the uses of the native flora of Chile by extracting uses cited in the literature until 2015. They reported that there are at least 228 native edible plants among the useful plants, representing 5% of the total flora of Chile.…”

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Patterns of Traditional and Modern Uses of Wild Edible Native Plants of Chile: Challenges and Future Perspectives

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Wild Edible Plants (WEPs) still play a vital role in the subsistence of many traditional communities, while they are receiving increasing recognition in tackling food security and nutrition at the international level. This paper reviews the use patterns of native WEPs in Chile and discusses their role as future crops and sources of food products. We conducted an extensive literature review by assessing their taxonomic diversity, life forms, consumption and preparation methods, types of use (traditional and modern), and nutritional properties. We found that 330 native species were documented as food plants, which represent 7.8% of the total flora of Chile. These species belong to 196 genera and 84 families. The most diverse families are Asteraceae (34), Cactaceae (21), Fabaceae (21), Solanaceae (20) and Apiaceae (19), and the richest genera in terms of number of species are Solanum (9), Ribes (8), Berberis (7), Hypochaeris (7) and Oxalis (6). Perennial herbs are the predominant life form (40%), followed by shrubs (35%), trees (14%), and annual and biannual herbs (11%). Fruits (35.8%), roots (21.5%) and leaves (20.0%) are the parts of plants consumed the most. Nine different food preparation categories were identified, with ‘raw’ forming the largest group (43%), followed by ‘beverages’ (27%), ‘savoury preparations’ (27%), and ‘sweet’ (13%). Almost all native Chilean WEPs have reported traditional food uses, while only a few of them have contemporary uses, with food products mainly sold in local and specialised markets. Species’ richness, taxonomic diversity and family representation have similar patterns to those observed for the world flora and other countries where surveys have been carried out. Some Chilean native WEPs have the potential to become new crops and important sources of nutritious and healthy products in the food industry. However, there are still many gaps in knowledge about their nutritional, anti-nutritional and biochemical characteristics; future research is recommended to unveil their properties and potential uses in agriculture and the food industry.

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Native Useful Plants of Chile: A Review and Use Patterns

Cited by 16 publications

References 51 publications

Traditional and Local Knowledge in Chile: Review of Experiences and Insights for Management and Sustainability

Traditional and Local Knowledge in Chile: Review of Experiences and Insights for Management and Sustainability

Access and Benefit Sharing Under the Nagoya Protocol—Quo Vadis? Six Latin American Case Studies Assessing Opportunities and Risk

Patterns of Traditional and Modern Uses of Wild Edible Native Plants of Chile: Challenges and Future Perspectives

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