Corroto Fernando, Rascón Jesús, Barboza Elgar, Macía Manuel J
Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Calle Universitaria N° 304, Chachapoyas, Amazonas 01001, Peru.
Departamento de Biología, Área de Botánica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Darwin 2, ES-28049 Madrid, Spain.
Plants (Basel). 2021 Aug 9;10(8):1634. doi: 10.3390/plants10081634.
Traditional knowledge (TK) of medicinal plants in cities has been poorly studied across different inhabitants' socioeconomic sectors. We studied the small city of Chachapoyas (~34,000 inhabitants) in the northern Peruvian Andes. We divided the city into three areas according to the socio-economic characteristics of its inhabitants: city center (high), intermediate area (medium), and city periphery (low). We gathered information with 450 participants through semi-structured interviews. Participants of the city periphery showed a higher TK of medicinal plants than participants of the intermediate area, and the latter showed a higher TK than participants of the city center. The acquisition of medicinal plants was mainly through their purchase in markets across the three areas, although it was particularly relevant in the city center (94%). Participants of all socioeconomic levels widely used the same medicinal plants for similar purposes in Chachapoyas, which is likely based on a common Andean culture that unites their TK. However, participants with the lowest socioeconomic level knew and used more plants for different medicinal uses, indicating the necessity of these plants for their livelihoods. City markets with specialized stores that commercialize medicinal plants are key to preserve the good health of poor and rich people living in Andean cities and societies.
城市中药用植物的传统知识在不同居民社会经济部门的研究较少。我们对秘鲁安第斯山脉北部的小城查查波亚斯（约34000居民）进行了研究。我们根据居民的社会经济特征将城市分为三个区域：市中心（高）、中间区域（中）和城市周边（低）。我们通过半结构化访谈收集了450名参与者的信息。城市周边的参与者对药用植物的传统知识了解程度高于中间区域的参与者，而中间区域的参与者又高于市中心的参与者。药用植物的获取主要是通过在这三个区域的市场购买，尽管在市中心尤为突出（94%）。在查查波亚斯，所有社会经济水平的参与者出于相似目的广泛使用相同的药用植物，这可能基于将他们的传统知识联系在一起的共同安第斯文化。然而，社会经济水平最低的参与者知道并使用更多植物用于不同的药用用途，这表明这些植物对他们的生计至关重要。设有销售药用植物的专门商店的城市市场对于维护安第斯城市和社会中穷人和富人的健康至关重要。
