Survey proposal to obtain ancestral knowledge in the ethnobotanical study of medicinal species in Amazonian communities

The ethnobotanical study is carried out due to the accelerated loss of traditional knowledge, the degradation of forests and natural habitats in the Amazonian communities and related areas. The objective of this work is to propose an instrument that facilitates the accessibility of information on an...

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Autores: Rodríguez Guerra, Yoel, Valdés Sáenz, María Adela, Soria Re, Sandra Luisa, Domínguez Brito, Javier, Torres Navarrete, Alexandra, Pico Angulo, Carlos Julio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Estatal Amazónica
Repositorio:Revista Amazónica. Ciencia y Tecnología
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs_revista.www.uea.edu.ec:article/109
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uea.edu.ec/index.php/racyt/article/view/109
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:comunidades
encuesta
etnobotánica participativa
guía metodológica
plantas medicinales
communities
survey
participatory ethnobotany
methodological guide
medicinal plants
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Sumario:The ethnobotanical study is carried out due to the accelerated loss of traditional knowledge, the degradation of forests and natural habitats in the Amazonian communities and related areas. The objective of this work is to propose an instrument that facilitates the accessibility of information on ancestral knowledge related to the ethnobotanical study of medicinal species and other uses. To do this, a survey must be applied on the basis of the Theoretical Model of Communication for Development, which proposes the Interlocutor - Middle - Interlocutor technique that allows dialogue between the interlocutor and the recipient with a scientific character that will be carried out in three moments. : application, validation and generalization, thus obtaining the information treasured by the Amazonian communities in accordance with their ethnic ethnobotanical origin from the management of the instrument (survey). The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the staging of these stages in the application of the survey through the relationship established between the researcher and community leaders, ancestral healers, farmers, housewives, people of different ages, other members of the community with interest in the subject. In addition to facilitating accessibility for the location and identification of medicinal species and other uses.