Morales Ramos Jorge Guillermo, León-Figueroa Darwin A, Picón Pérez María Susana, Arbulú Ballesteros Marco Agustín, Llontop Ynga Enrique Guillermo, Coaguila Cusicanqui Luis A, Morales Ramírez Sofía Mariagracia, Chirinos Ríos Carlos Alberto
Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Chiclayo, 14012, Peru.
Escuela de Medicina Humana, Universidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo, 14012, Peru.
F1000Res. 2024 Apr 23;12:1075. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.138398.1. eCollection 2023.
Understanding the use of medicinal plants as herbal medicines is considered essential for the survival and continuity of humanity. Since ancient times, the origin and development of natural and traditional medicine have been intrinsically linked to humanity struggle for survival. Nowadays, ethnobotanical studies are employed as a tool for the preservation and conservation not only of taxonomic biodiversity but also of cultural biodiversity.
A descriptive research with a quantitative, non-experimental cross-sectional design was carried out. The study was conducted in six Quechua-speaking communities in the district of Incahuasi (3,000 meters above sea level), selected for convenience considering factors such as altitude, accessibility, and proximity to the city. A questionnaire was administered to 32 residents from the communities, who shared their knowledge about medicinal plants, providing relevant information about them. The gender of the participants was considered because men and women use traditional medicine and the knowledge of them is transmitted from parents to children.
During the study, a total of 46 medicinal species were recorded, belonging to 42 genera and 22 botanical families. The most representative medicinal families used by the informants of the communities were (30.4%) and (15.2%). It is also worth mentioning the genera Salvia and Baccharis, with three and two species respectively, which are commonly used to treat various ailments and diseases.
Ethnobotanical information was collected on the medicinal plants used by the community members of the selected communities in Incahuasi, and the corresponding data were recorded. A total of 46 plants were collected, with the majority belonging to the and families.
了解药用植物作为草药的用途被认为对人类的生存和延续至关重要。自古以来，天然和传统医学的起源与发展就与人类的生存斗争有着内在联系。如今，民族植物学研究不仅被用作保护分类生物多样性的工具，也被用作保护文化多样性的工具。
采用定量、非实验性横断面设计进行描述性研究。该研究在因卡瓦西地区（海拔3000米）的六个说克丘亚语的社区进行，考虑到海拔、可达性和与城市的距离等因素，为方便起见进行了选择。向这些社区的32名居民发放了问卷，他们分享了有关药用植物的知识，并提供了相关信息。考虑到男性和女性都使用传统医学，且相关知识是由父母传授给子女的，因此纳入了参与者的性别因素。
在研究过程中，共记录了46种药用植物，分属42个属和22个植物科。社区受访者使用的最具代表性的药用科是（30.4%）和（15.2%）。还值得一提的是鼠尾草属和巴卡里斯属，分别有三种和两种植物，常用于治疗各种疾病。
收集了因卡瓦西选定社区成员使用的药用植物的民族植物学信息，并记录了相应数据。共收集到46种植物，其中大多数属于和科。
