Saldaña-Chafloque, C.F.; Acosta-Román, M.; Torres-Huamaní, J.; Castillo-Zavala, J.L. Phytotherapy Used in Ailments of the Digestive System by Andean Inhabitants of Pampas, Huancavelica, Peru. Biologics2024, 4, 30-43.
Saldaña-Chafloque, C.F.; Acosta-Román, M.; Torres-Huamaní, J.; Castillo-Zavala, J.L. Phytotherapy Used in Ailments of the Digestive System by Andean Inhabitants of Pampas, Huancavelica, Peru. Biologics 2024, 4, 30-43.
Saldaña-Chafloque, C.F.; Acosta-Román, M.; Torres-Huamaní, J.; Castillo-Zavala, J.L. Phytotherapy Used in Ailments of the Digestive System by Andean Inhabitants of Pampas, Huancavelica, Peru. Biologics2024, 4, 30-43.
Saldaña-Chafloque, C.F.; Acosta-Román, M.; Torres-Huamaní, J.; Castillo-Zavala, J.L. Phytotherapy Used in Ailments of the Digestive System by Andean Inhabitants of Pampas, Huancavelica, Peru. Biologics 2024, 4, 30-43.
Abstract
The use of medicinal plants for the therapy of diseases of the digestive system; where the Andean peoples developed various forms of administration. The objective being the identification of medicinal plants used in the therapy of ailments of the digestive system by the Andean inhabitants of Pampas, Tayacaja, Huancavelica, Peru. Methods, non-probabilistic sampling, using the “snowball” technique, carrying out semi-structured surveys, allowing information to be collected on the prevalence of ailments or diseases of the digestive system treated with medicinal plants, with inhabitants over 20 years of age participating and using the medicinal plants in the therapy of your digestive system ailments; and, exclude those inhabitants who do not comply with it. Results, 16 families, 33 genera and 34 species are reported; where the families that present the greatest abundance of species are Asteraceae, Lamiaceae; Likewise, the widely used species are Minthostachys mollis (11.9%), Aloe vera (10.4%), Clinopodium bolivianum (9%), Artemisia absinthium (9%) and Matricaria chamomilla (8.2%). Concluding with the identification of a diversity of medicinal flora, used in the therapy of diseases of the digestive system, such as stomach pain, constipation, gallbladder ailments, gastritis, gastrointestinal and liver diseases.
Keywords
phytotherapy; digestive system; andean community; traditional medicine; peruvian andes
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Plant Sciences
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