2019
DOI: 10.35588/blacpma.19.18.1.07
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Plants used for the treatment of cancer expanded in the main markets of the province of Trujillo, Peru, 2016 - 2017

Abstract: Between 2016 and 2017, we conducted structured interviews with herbalists in market stands in the providence of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru in order to create a catalog of plants with anticarcinogenic properties. Herbalists shared information about species they use in cancer treatment, including common names, part of the plant used, methods of preparation, plant state, and frequency and method of administration as medicine. We combined this information with the Shannon-Wiener diversity and evenness index to co… Show more

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“…The botanical specimens collected, once preserved, were registered in the HUT, and duplicates were sent to different herbaria, including the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Chicago Field Museum in the United States, for taxonomic confirmation. It is worth mentioning that the specimens were identified using the taxonomic key referring to Peruvian flora in accordance with [ 25 , 26 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The botanical specimens collected, once preserved, were registered in the HUT, and duplicates were sent to different herbaria, including the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Chicago Field Museum in the United States, for taxonomic confirmation. It is worth mentioning that the specimens were identified using the taxonomic key referring to Peruvian flora in accordance with [ 25 , 26 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En América Latina, las plazas de mercado son lugares de comercialización de especies autóctonas y exóticas, según lo documentado por Rebolledo y Narváez (2015), Mostacero-León et al (2019) y Chuqui-maco (2008. Frente a la creciente globalización, que puede llevar a la pérdida de identidad cultural y la adopción de una cultura global homogénea, las plazas de mercado se convierten en centros de resistencia cultural (Bravo, 2016).…”
Section: Según La Organización De Las Nacionesunclassified
“…De todo ello, es importante resaltar la enorme importancia cultural de nuestra flora, estudiada por la etnobotánica, la cual posee su origen desde épocas ancestrales, y donde los antiguos amautas, hampicamayoc, oquetlupuc, sircat y boticarios, supieron muy bien emplearlas, para suplir sus necesidades básicas de alimento, vestido, medicina, tintes, bebidas, transporte, maderera, entre otros; y que hoy gracias a la ciencia y a la tecnología ha contribuido al desarrollo y posterior surgimiento de las culturas peruanas (Ford, 1978;Rostworowski, 1979;Constanza et al, 1997;Caniago y Siebert, 1998;Gonzáles, 2001;Diamond, 2002;Calderón, 2011;Hill, 2011;Medina, 2011;Mostacero et al 2011;Sánchez, 2011;Amjad, 2015;Mostacero et al 2019).…”
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