INVESTIGADORES
GALETTO Leonardo
artículos
Título:
Knowledge and use of food and medicinal plants in two populations from the Chaco, Córdoba province, Argentine.
Autor/es:
ARIAS TOLEDO, B, COLANTONIO, S. AND GALETTO, L.
Revista:
JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY
Editorial:
SOC ETHNOBIOLOGY
Referencias:
Año: 2007 vol. 27 p. 228 - 232
ISSN:
0278-0771
Resumen:
ABSTRACT.?We analyze and compare plant knowledge and uses of medicinal
and edible plants of two rural communities located in different phytogeographic
regions. We hypothesize that there are differences in the number of edible and
medicinal plants that people know and use between these communities because
of environmental constraints. In addition, because of cultural erosion, we expect
to find (a) a higher number of plants that people know as useful in comparison
with the number of plants they actually use, and (b) a decrease in the number of
useful plants cited when comparing male/female and younger/older categories.
Results show a higher range of knowledge of medicinal plants than edible plants,
and medicinal use included mainly those used to treat digestive problems. Based
on statistical analyses, we present comparisons between the communities, age
groups, and genders, and discuss how differences in these regions (e.g.,
geographic, ecological, cultural, etc.) may explain of the variation in the
knowledge on wild useful plants between the communities.
Key words: Chaco Serrano, ethnobotany, plant knowledge, diversity index.
