Shadows of the colonial past – diverging plant use in Northern Peru and Southern Ecuador

<p>Abstract</p> <p>This paper examines the traditional use of medicinal plants in Northern Peru and Southern Ecuador, with special focus on the Departments of Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Cajamarca, and San Martin, and in Loja province, with special focus on the development sinc...

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Main Authors: Bussmann Rainer W, Sharon Douglas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/5/1/4