Plantas medicinales en una comunidad Mapuche del NO de la Patagonia Argentina: clasificación y percepciones organolépticas relacionadas con su valoración

MOLARES S; LADIO A H

BOLETíN LATINOAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE DE PLANTAS MEDICINALES Y AROMáTICAS

SOC FITOQUIMICA LATINOAMERICANA

Lugar: Santiago de Chile; Año: 2008 vol. 7 p. 149 - 155

0717-7917

In the Mapuche community of Lago Rosario (Patagonia, Argentina), we analyzed the classification process and healing plant utilization in relation to the presence of their organoleptic properties. We found a total richness of 145 ethnospecies that included 72 plant families. Most of species (74%) were recognized as medicine due to taste and/or smell. In contrast, morphology, color of infusion and texture of plants were mentioned in a less proportion. In addition, we provide evidence for a significant association between odor and taste of plants and their species use consensus among informants. These results could be useful for future studies on ethnopharmacology.