World Trade in Medicinal Plants from Spanish America, 1717–1815

Gänger, Stefanie

doi:10.1017/mdh.2014.70

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“…It is important to mention that the most versatile plant species are often the exotic ones. These non-native plant species were introduced, cultivated, spread, and commercialized in Spanish American territories, and nowadays they are common in many ecosystems in the Americas [64].…”

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in Zacatecas state, Mexico

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Despite the fact that Mexico has vast biocultural biodiversity, there are numerous regions where the traditional medicinal use of plants has not yet been studied. We aimed to document, analyze quantitatively, and preserve medicinal plant knowledge among local people living in over 40 communities in the state of Zacatecas. Ethnobotanical information was collected by semistructured interviews with 132 informants. Data were analyzed using standard quantitative indices such as relative frequency of citation, family importance value, cultural importance index, and informant consensus factor. We recorded 168 medicinal plant taxa belonging to 151 genera and 69 botanical families and used to treat 99 health disorders. The most medicinally important plant families were Asteraceae (20 species), followed by Fabaceae and Lamiaceae (12 species) and Cactaceae (five species). The most culturally important species was Matricaria chamomilla L., mentioned 140 times, followed by Arnica montana L. (62 times) and Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt (48 times). The highest consensus for use was for diseases of the reproductive system. The type of disorder for which there was the highest number of references for use (389; 25% of all uses) and plant species (67) were diseases of the digestive and gastrointestinal system. The present study represents the first quantitative medical-ethnobotanical documentation and analysis of the traditional use of medicinal plants in Zacatecas state. Despite the semiarid climate, this region is botanically highly diverse, and its flora have versatile medicinal uses.

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“…It is frequently claimed that their exotic origins and names, as well as the colorful stories concerning their sources, the local uses of them, and the means by which they were “discovered” by Europeans gave them much of their appeal. According to one recent historical work, their uses by native populations was likely to have been a factor in their popularity during the late seventeenth century (Gänger, ).…”

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TK unlimited: The emerging but incoherent international law of traditional knowledge protection

Dutfield

2017

World Intellectual Property

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There is an emerging international regime complex concerning traditional knowledge (TK). Debate continues on what form legal protection should take including how benefits from commercial use ought to be shared. This article considers how far progress is feasible. It makes three related claims. First, dominant in policy debates has been a tendency to position “tradition” in direct and binary opposition to “modern”. We show how this is ahistorical, reinforcing misconceptions regarding the nature of TK, and its relationship to other knowledge systems. It also tends to discourage possibilities for mutually advantageous collaborations based on respect for local norms regulating access, control and ownership. The second claim is that many TK advocates, by misconceiving it this way, are too expansive in terms of the knowledge that they demand the proposed international regimes should cover. This precludes possibilities for policy coherence. The third is that the access and benefit sharing measures envisaged by the Convention on Biological Diversity tend to downplay the social and cultural value of TK for holders and their communities themselves. This matters because of TK's significance to local people's lives, which is likely to outweigh potential monetary value that may arise from its translation into biotechnological knowledge inputs.

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“…The Spanish Crown dominated and exploited the market on medicinal plants from the Americas well into the 18 th century [14]. Spanish pharmaceutical imports were found in medicine chests around the globe from Europe to Asia due to the effectiveness of the New World remedies.…”

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The Apothecary in Colonial America

Miller¹

2017

Herb Med

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The apothecary, like other medical specialties, struggled for autonomy and increased scope of practice against the rigid guild system in place since medieval times. During the age of discovery, immigrating to the American colonies afforded more freedom to practice one's craft. Exploring the progress of the apothecary in both the English and Spanish colonies of North America provides insight into the evolution of the modern pharmacy profession.

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World Trade in Medicinal Plants from Spanish America, 1717–1815

Cited by 40 publications

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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in Zacatecas state, Mexico

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in Zacatecas state, Mexico

TK unlimited: The emerging but incoherent international law of traditional knowledge protection

The Apothecary in Colonial America

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