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Acta Botánica Venezuelica
ISSN: 0084-5906
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Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela Dr.
Tobías Lasser
Venezuela
Giraldo, Diego; Baquero, Elba; Bermúdez, Alexis; Oliveira-Miranda, María A.
Caracterización del comercio de plantas medicinales en los mercados populares de Caracas,
Venezuela
Acta Botánica Venezuelica, vol. 32, núm. 2, julio-diciembre, 2009, pp. 267-301
Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela Dr. Tobías Lasser
Caracas, Venezuela
Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=86214152001
Abstract
To characterize the commercial trade of medicinal plants in Caracas, Venezuela, five popular markets and 10 herb stalls were
visited. Stall keepers were interviewed to determine which species were being sold and which were their traditional uses. One
hundred ninety eight samples were recorded and 164 species from 72 families were identified. Most of these species are cultivated
although wild species from the Andes and Guayana have also been commercialized. One hundred twenty different uses of these
plants were recorded and categorized according to 18 disease types, especially those associated with digestive system, infectious
and parasitic diseases, as well as those related to skin and subcutaneous tissue. Multi-purpose species were dominant (164, IVF >
0,5), while 125 species show significant use (NUS > 20%). The cluster analysis evidences two groups of stalls. A complementary
study considering pharmacological and ecological assessments is recommended
Keywords
Caracas, herbalist¿s shop, medicinal plants, trade
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