The use of medicinal plants by Paraguayan migrants in the Atlantic Forest of Misiones, Argentina, is based on Guaraní tradition, colonial and current plant knowledge

Kujawska, Monika; Schmeda-Hirschmann, Guillermo

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2021.114702

Cited by 20 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 103 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…57 Moreover, Paraguayan migrants in Argentina use the root of wild cassava as one of the many ingredients required in a decoction to treat urinary infections. 75…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…57 Moreover, Paraguayan migrants in Argentina use the root of wild cassava as one of the many ingredients required in a decoction to treat urinary infections. 75 In Borneo Island, located in South East Asia, some ethnic groups such as Bidayuh, Selako, Melanau, Iban, and Kayan folks also use cassava as traditional medicine. Some people from Bidayuh, Selako, and Melanau groups use cassava to alleviate headaches by preparing a paste from the pulp to be applied topically as a poultice.…”

Section: Traditional Applications Of Cassava In Ethnomedicine and Cul...mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz): A Systematic Review for the Pharmacological Activities, Traditional Uses, Nutritional Values, and Phytochemistry

Mohidin,

Moshawih,

Hermansyah

et al. 2023

J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Cassava ( Manihot esculenta Crantz) is considered one of the essential tuber crops, serving as a dietary staple food for various populations. This systematic review provides a comprehensive summary of the nutritional and therapeutic properties of cassava, which is an important dietary staple and traditional medicine. The review aims to evaluate and summarize the phytochemical components of cassava and their association with pharmacological activities, traditional uses, and nutritional importance in global food crises. To collect all relevant information, electronic databases; Cochrane Library, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Preprint Platforms were searched for studies on cassava from inception until October 2022. A total of 1582 studies were screened, while only 34 were included in this review. The results of the review indicate that cassava has diverse pharmacological activities, including anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-diarrheal, anti-inflammatory, hypocholesterolemic effects, and wound healing properties. However, more studies that aim to isolate the phytochemicals in cassava extracts and evaluate their pharmacological property are necessary to further validate their medical and nutritional values.

show abstract

“…57 Moreover, Paraguayan migrants in Argentina use the root of wild cassava as one of the many ingredients required in a decoction to treat urinary infections. 75…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Traditional Applications Of Cassava In Ethnomedicine and Cul...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz): A Systematic Review for the Pharmacological Activities, Traditional Uses, Nutritional Values, and Phytochemistry

Mohidin,

Moshawih,

Hermansyah

et al. 2023

J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…tierras fiscales) or private lands, and farmed on small size plots of 1-2 ha (Schiavoni 2006, Kraustofl 2008, Furlan et al 2017, Zang 2020. The main asset of the Paraguayan migrants was their traditional environmental knowledge, including medicinal and food plants, which enabled them to continue their foodways and phytotherapy and rely on local plants, which were the same species or congenerics known from eastern Paraguay (Furlan et al 2017, Kujawska andSchmeda-Hirschmann 2022). Their environmental knowledge and associated skills were channeled to farm labor for Europeans and in the forestry sector.…”

Section: Study Area and The Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%

Shaping garden landscape with medicinal plants by migrant communities in the Atlantic Forest, Argentina

Kujawska,

Jiménez-Escobar

2023

E&S

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Migrants' home gardens may be created from elements of both old and new landscapes. We assume that medicinal plant assemblages in migrants' gardens are shaped by plant diversity and availability, therapeutic needs, and heritagization processes. Which of the factors prevail: those related to biodiversity and ecology, epidemiology, or heritage and memory? In this paper we offer new knowledge on the garden landscapes of the Global South. The research was conducted in the Atlantic Forest in Argentina. We surveyed 120 home gardens: 60 of transborder Paraguayan migrants, and 60 of transcontinental Europeans who arrived in Misiones, Argentina before WW2 and their descendants. We compared the richness, composition, medicinal uses, and the relationships of garden plants (via plant networks) between these groups, taking into account everyday scales and the transnational scale. Paraguayans cultivated and protected 137 species, predominantly native, and people of European origin 119 spp., native and exotic in similar proportions. The similarity in plant composition (68%) and the consensus in the medicinal use of plants (62%) were high between the migrant groups. Plant network analysis revealed many overlaps in assemblages of plants, but certain particularities of each group remained because of cultural expressions and therapeutic needs. This high level of similarity suggests that plant diversity, both native and allochthonous, shared concepts of illness, and the flux of knowledge between these groups was more significant than heritagization practices in shaping home gardens' medicinal plant assemblages. People of Paraguayan and European origins do not make an active effort to convert their home gardens into heritage. Medicinal plants are connected to the lived emplacement-intimate daily practices-rather than to ethnic identity strategies. Nevertheless, the plant assemblages in gardens have been shaped by ecology, colonial legacy, nostalgia, and transfer of knowledge; therefore migrants' home gardens can be considered heritage in a broad sense.

show abstract

“…In East China, 121 species of medicinal plants from 54 families were identified (Xiong 2020). Finally, in Argentina, 204 species of medicinal plants were identified that are used by the community as medicinal plants (Kujawska and Schmeda-Hirschmann 2022).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The application of medicinal plants in the local community of Gantara Forest, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract. Hamzah N, Husna, Ruslin, Arba M. 2022. The application of medicinal plants in the local community of Gantara Forest, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 6557-6563. The local community around Forest Management Unit (FMU) Gantara (Gantara Forest) has traditionally utilized medicinal plants, especially people in Liwu Metingki Village of Muna District, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, yet the least information on its application has been recorded. This study investigated the traditional application of medicinal plants by the local community nearby Gantara Forest, specifically Liwu Metingki Village. Exploratory research was implemented using the multi-method approach of field observation and a semi-structured interview with 17 traditional practitioners living around Gantara Forest. The study successfully collected and identified 34 potential medicinal plants in 20 families to treat 21 diseases. Most plants have a habitus of the tree (39%), which 67% of the local community apply as traditional herbs. Boiling has become the most popular practice in using medicinal plants of the local community (45%) to obtain benefits from the plants against internal diseases (37%). This finding demonstrates the vital role of sustainable management of Gantara Forest for human health. With this finding, the community is strongly expected to understand the significant role of medicinal plants, so they can attempt to protect the plants by, for example, planting them in their yards.

show abstract

The use of medicinal plants by Paraguayan migrants in the Atlantic Forest of Misiones, Argentina, is based on Guaraní tradition, colonial and current plant knowledge

Cited by 20 publications

References 103 publications

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz): A Systematic Review for the Pharmacological Activities, Traditional Uses, Nutritional Values, and Phytochemistry

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz): A Systematic Review for the Pharmacological Activities, Traditional Uses, Nutritional Values, and Phytochemistry

Shaping garden landscape with medicinal plants by migrant communities in the Atlantic Forest, Argentina

The application of medicinal plants in the local community of Gantara Forest, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About