De Feo Vincenzo
Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Ponte don Melillo, I-84084 Fisciano (Salerno), Salerno, Italy.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2003 Apr;85(2-3):243-56. doi: 10.1016/s0378-8741(03)00017-5.
The results of a field study carried out in August and September 1988, in the northern Peruvian Andes are described. The area of investigation extends from Ayabaca City (about 2900m above sea level) to Haughtiness Lagunas (about 3800m above sea level) in the Ayabaca District, Department of Piura. This is the first time that this location has been the subject of an ethnobotanical investigation. We have collected 46 plant species, belonging to 20 families, used in the treatment of various diseases. For each plant, we report the common/local names, the crude drug formulation, method of preparation, dosage and claimed toxicity. The disease concept of this Andean population concerning the "hot" and "cold" aspects of diseases and the plants to treat them, is also discussed. Very important appear to be the use and knowledge of psychoactive plants, in particular "cimoras," Brugmansia and Trichocereus species.
本文描述了1988年8月和9月在秘鲁安第斯山脉北部开展的一项实地研究的结果。调查区域从皮斯科省阿亚巴卡市（海拔约2900米）延伸至阿亚巴卡区的傲睨泻湖（海拔约3800米）。这是该地点首次成为民族植物学调查的对象。我们收集了46种植物，分属20个科，用于治疗各种疾病。对于每种植物，我们报告了其通用名/当地名、生药配方、制备方法、剂量及声称的毒性。文中还讨论了该安第斯人群关于疾病“热”“冷”方面及其治疗植物的疾病观念。具有精神活性的植物，特别是“西莫拉斯”、曼陀罗属和仙人球属植物的使用和知识似乎非常重要。
