Medicinal plants of the Ecological Reserve “Sierra of Otontepec” Township Chontla, Veracruz, Mexico

The ecological reserve named “Sierra de Otontepec” localed in the Northern region of the state of Veracruz, represents an isolated portion of the Sierra Madre Oriental. It is an ecosystem with a vast rich­ness of flora and fauna, however, there are few reports about of its biodiversity, and particul...

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Những tác giả chính: Domínguez-Barradas, Consuelo, Cruz-Morales, Gerardo Eliseo, González-Gándara, Carlos
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Được phát hành: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2015
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/708
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Tóm tắt:The ecological reserve named “Sierra de Otontepec” localed in the Northern region of the state of Veracruz, represents an isolated portion of the Sierra Madre Oriental. It is an ecosystem with a vast rich­ness of flora and fauna, however, there are few reports about of its biodiversity, and particularly concerning the use of plants with beneficial health effects has not been documented. In this study, medici­nal ethnobotanical information was collected through the applica­tion of semi-structured interviews and questionnaires to 210 villagers from Chontla. The results enabled researchers to integrate a taxo­nomic list of 80 species; each one with their the scientific and popular name, therapeutic use, preparation and vegetal part used. The most representative botanical families was Asteraceae and Lamiaceae (seven by family), Euphorbiaceae and Fabaceae (four by family). In correspondence to the use 42 sickness where pointed, important species against the cancer, diabetes, diarrhea, kidney troubles, and high blood pres­sure. The interviewers declare that obtain the curative vegetal material (65 %), from its particu­lar gardens were they cultivate more than 24 different species. The obtained results reveal a vast plant richness, with considerable importance for the care of a broad spectrum of illnesses and a valuable traditional knowledge regarding the local flora and vegetable resources in the northern region of Veracruz. The collected information repre­sents a knowledge base for future ethnobotanical research and more informed point of view about the safety of some. Archive XML (ScieLO)