INVESTIGADORES
LADIO Ana Haydee
capítulos de libros
Título:
Medicinal plant knowledge in rural communities of Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. A resilient practice beyond acculturation
Autor/es:
LADIO A H; LOZADA, M
Libro:
Current topics in Ethnobotany
Editorial:
Research Signpost
Referencias:
Lugar: Kerala, India; Año: 2008; p. 39 - 53
Resumen:
Several investigations have shown that TEK contributes to building
resilience and enhancing a systems ability to deal with change. The aim of the
present investigation was to study medicinal plant use in a rural community of
NW Patagonia, and reflect about how this ancient practice is linked to their
capacity for resilience and well-being. Our results showed that plant
knowledge (63 spp. utilized for multiple applications and obtained from
different ecological micro-habitats) is an important internal resource for the
Cuyin Manzano people, enabling them to deal competently with healing, i.e.
healing themselves and helping to heal other family members. In addition, the
most important ailments, i.e., gastrointestinal problems and complaints
requiring analgesic-anti-inflammatory treatment, are cured with a great
variety of species. This selection pattern might show resilient and adaptive
attributes of this traditional ecological knowledge, given that a greater number
of useful plants are identified to tackle the most significant ailments, indicating
thorough exploration of North-western Patagonian medicinal resources and
their healing properties.