Non-random medicinal plants selection in the Kichwa community of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

摘要: The non-random selection of medicinal plants theory, which predicts taxonomical biases in ethnopharmacopeias, indirectly demonstrates that traditional systems are rational and based part on the therapeutic efficacy plants. This theory suggests because members a group share similar characteristics, some groups will be over-utilized pharmacopeias, while other bereft potential under-utilized medicinally. Empirical evidence fo this comes from studies used data collected at national level may lead to overestimation plant list given parts country (e.g., protected areas) can unavailable for collection. Similarly, importance knowledge gender-specific depends degree exposure community, failure account gender community experience limit our understanding In study, we negative binomial model an examination studentized residuals demonstrate Kichwa Ecuadorian Amazon different sets families depending informants or community. We showed utilizing local instead nationwide reveals new families. Seven nine most found were previously reported biogeographical regions. two novel reports. Overall, study proposes method uncover intracultural heterogeneity people level.