Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5837143 | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This study demonstrates, for the first time, that many plant species represent an important role in healing and magical-religious rituals among inhabitants from Xalpatlahuac, Guerrero, México. A total of 67 plant species with medicinal purposes, belonging to 36 families and used for treating a total of 55 illnesses and 3 cultural filiations were reported by interviewees. 212
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Authors
MarÃa del Carmen Juárez-Vázquez, Candy Carranza-Álvarez, Angel Josabad Alonso-Castro, Violeta F. González-Alcaraz, Eliseo Bravo-Acevedo, Felipe Jair Chamarro-Tinajero, Eloy Solano,