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What the Iberian Conquest Bequeathed to Us: The Fruit Trees Introduced in Argentine Subtropic—Their History and Importance in Present Traditional Medicine [PDF]
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 This contribution presents information about the history of introduction, establishment, and local appropriation of Eurasian fruit trees—species and varieties of the genera Prunus and Citrus—from 15th century in two rural areas of Northern Argentina. By means of an ethnobotanical and ethnohistorical approach, our study was aimed at analysing how this ...
Pablo C. Stampella +4 more
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Which Approach Is More Effective in the Selection of Plants with Antimicrobial Activity? [PDF]
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 The development of the present study was based on selections using random, direct ethnopharmacological, and indirect ethnopharmacological approaches, aiming to evaluate which method is the best for bioprospecting new antimicrobial plant drugs. A crude extract of 53 species of herbaceous plants collected in the semiarid region of Northeast Brazil was ...
Ana Carolina Oliveira Silva +8 more
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Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in a Market of Bolivian Immigrants in Buenos Aires (Argentina) [PDF]
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 This paper presents the results of a research in urban ethnobotany, conducted in a market of Bolivian immigrants in the neighborhood of Liniers, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina). Functional foods and nutraceuticals belonging to 50 species of 18 families, its products, and uses were recorded.
María Lelia Pochettino +6 more
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Molecular Markers Associated With Chemical Analysis: A Powerful Tool for Quality Control Assessment of Copalchi Medicinal Plant Complex [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018 The copalchi complex, Hintonia latiflora, H. standleyana, and Exostema caribaeum, is widely used in Mexico for treating diabetes and gastrointestinal disorders. The first therapeutic use for H.
Sol Cristians +2 more
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The Trade in Medicinal Animals in Northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 Over the centuries, a significant part of the Brazilian fauna is widely sold, more specifically in retail stores or street markets. The objective was to characterize the sale of medicinal animals in five large northeast cities. Information about the sale of zootherapeutic items was obtained in the cities of Aracaju‐SE, Fortaleza‐CE, Maceio‐AL, Recife ...
Felipe Silva Ferreira +5 more
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Management of fruit species in urban home gardens of Argentina Atlantic Forest as an influence for landscape domestication [PDF]
Front Plant Sci, 2017 Home gardens are considered germplasm repositories and places for experimentation, thus they are key sites for the domestication of plants. Domestication is considered a constant process that occurs along a continuum from wild to managed to domesticated ...
Furlan, Violeta +2 more
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Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact
Conservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 6, Page 1833-1849, December 2021., 2021 Abstract Recognizing the imperative to evaluate species recovery and conservation impact, in 2012 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) called for development of a “Green List of Species” (now the IUCN Green Status of Species).
Molly K. Grace +201 more
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Bonplandia, 2019 Jesuit missionaries (17-18th centuries) not only played a very important role in the introduction of exotic plants from various places of the world, but also in the dissemination of knowledge, medicine and healing practices among the missions in Paraguay
Pablo C. Stampella +2 more
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Bonplandia, 2020 This work was carried out in the department of Punta Indio (Province of Buenos Aires) with the aim to collect the narratives of involved actors (managers, teachers and settlers) dealing with the Parque Costero del Sur (PCS) as a UNESCO biocultural ...
María B. Doumecq +2 more
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Bonplandia, 2020 The study of homegardens is an important subject in ethnobotany, as they are the expression of local botanical knowledge, and preserve significant biocultural diversity.
Ana Paula Castello +2 more
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