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Reproductive medicine in northwest Argentina: traditional and institutional systems
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine volume 3, Article number: 19 (2007)
The state of conservation of the traditional cultures of Northwest
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Reproductive medicine in northwest Argentina: traditional and institutional systems
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine volume 3, Article number: 19 (2007)
The state of conservation of the traditional cultures of Northwest Argentina is variable and somewhat problematic but to a lesser or a greater extent all the peoples are related to an hegemonic culture. We present a case study carried out in the rural communities of the Yungas biome (Salta) where the extent of isolation varies as does the type of access to public health services. The use of medicinal plants in the area is ordinary and widely spread.
The data can be organized in two categories, as medical systems public records (for the regional hospital at Los Toldos), and as ethnobotanical sets. A total of 59 surveys to 40 interviewees were undertaken using a semi structured questionnaire. We present an analysis of the relative importance of the medicinal herbs used in reproductive medicine considering the plants used in the traditional medical system and the factors that can affec