The use of medicinal plants by rural populations of the Pastaza province in the Ecuadorian Amazon
ABSTRACT Mera, Santa Clara and Pastaza municipalities are located in the Ecuadorian Amazon region. The objective of the study was to identify plant species used in traditional medicine by small farmers of these localities, and to classify these plants according to locality, farmer ethnicity and purp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
2016-12-01
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Series: | Acta Amazonica |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672016000400355&tlng=en |