title: Medicinal plants uses of the Tacana, an Amazonian Bolivian ethnic group.
abstract: We present the results of an ethnopharmacological investigation of a Bolivian lowland ethnic group, the Tacana. The Tacana have a long tradition of exchange with highland communities. Though facing rapid acculturation, highlighted by the loss of the Tacana language among the younger generations, the knowledge and uses of medicinal plants are still alive. Of the approximately 450 different plant species collected during this survey, 33% had medicinal uses. We present an overview of the traditional Tacana ethnomedicine and pharmacopoeia.
authors.affiliation: IRD (L'Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), La Paz, Bolivia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bourdy
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: DeWalt
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Chávez de Michel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roca
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deharo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balderrama
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quenevo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gimenez
mesh_terms: D001838:Bolivia; D006801:Humans; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic; D010946:Plants, Medicinal