@article{fdi:010060754,
  title = {{M}edical ethnobotany of the {C}hayahuita of the {P}aranapura basin ({P}eruvian {A}mazon)},
  author = {{O}donne, {G}uillaume and {V}aladeau, {C}. and {A}lban-{C}astillo, {J}. and {S}tien, {D}. and {S}auvain, {M}ichel and {B}ourdy, {G}enevi{\`e}ve},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}thnopharmacological relevance: {U}p until now, the plant pharmacopoeia of the {C}hayahuita, an ethnic group from the {P}eruvian {A}mazon, has been poorly defined. {T}his paper details the uses of medicinal plants within this community, as recorded in two villages of the {P}aranapura basin, {S}oledad and {A}tahualpa de {C}onchiyacu. {T}his study aimed to describe the basis of the {C}hayahuita traditional medical system, to document part of the medicinal plant corpus, and to compare it with data from other {A}mazonian ethnic groups. {M}aterial and methods: {M}ethodology was based (i) on field prospection with 26 informants (ethnobotanical walks methodology), (ii) semi-structured interviews including 93 people (49 men and 44 women) focused on the most recent health problem experienced and on the therapeutic options chosen, (iii) individual or group thematic discussions relating to disease and treatments, (iv) 6-months of participants' observations between {M}ay 2007 and {M}ay 2008. {A}t the end of the project in {M}ay 2008 a workshop was organized to cross-check the data with the help of 12 of the most interested informants. {R}esults: {S}ix hundred and seventeen voucher specimens were collected, corresponding to 303 different species, from which 274 (belonging to 83 families) are documented here. {A}ltogether 492 recipes were recorded, corresponding to a global figure of 541 therapeutic uses and a total of 664 use reports. {T}he main therapeutic uses are related to dermatological problems (103 uses; 19%), gastro-intestinal complaints (69 uses; 13%) and malaria/fevers (52 uses; 10%). {D}iseases are analysed according to {C}hayahuita concepts, and for each disease the species having a high frequency of citation are listed, and the most frequently used remedies are described. {W}henever possible, comparisons with other {A}mazonian groups have been drawn. {C}onclusion: {C}hayahuita nosology and medical ethnobotany appear to draw their inspiration from a common panamazonian root. {D}espite the fact that a certain number of medicinal plants are shared with other nearby groups, there seem to be specific uses for some species, thus highlighting the originality of the {C}hayahuita pharmacopoeia. {P}resently there is a certain disinterest in the most traditional area of the {C}hayahuita medical ways, and the role of the penutu (shaman) seems to be less highly-valued than in the past. {N}onetheless, the use of medicinal plants in phytotherapeutic treatment is very much a living, shared knowledge.},
  keywords = {{M}edicinal plant ; {T}raditional medicine ; {C}hayahuita ; {P}eru ; {A}mazon ; {P}harmacopeia ; {AMAZONIE} ; {PEROU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {E}thnopharmacology},
  volume = {146},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {127--153},
  ISSN = {0378-8741},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jep.2012.12.014},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060754},
}