Ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants used in the Qampaya District, Bolivia
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RIV/60460709:41340/17:75272
Result on the web
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants used in the Qampaya District, Bolivia
Original language description
Herbal medicine therapy is traditionally practiced by indigenous healers in Bolivia for hundreds years. Due to the great geographical and ecological diversity, there are thousands of native plants, which are utilized against diverse types of diseases. Nowadays, there is a worldwide problem connected with possible loss of ethnobotany knowledge because of the lack of the interest of young people. In present study, survey focused on medicinal plants used by rural people in Qampaya District, Potosi Department, Bolivia has been done. The data were collected from 60 respondents by semistructured interviews. The results showed that 60 plant species belonging to 30 families are known as curative plants in this area. The mostly named families were Asteraceae (14 species) followed by Lamiaceae (7 species) and Brassicaceae (4 species). Predominant health problems treated by these plants are urological problems and gastrointestinal disorders. The most frequently used plant parts were leaves and the preparation i
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10611 - Plant sciences, botany
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas
ISSN
0717-7917
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Volume of the periodical
16
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
68-77
UT code for WoS article
000392703400006
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85006515612