Ashaninka Medicinal Plants: A Case Study From The Native Community Of Bajo Quimiriki, Junin, Peru

Ashaninka Medicinal Plants: A Case Study From The Native Community Of Bajo Quimiriki, Junin, Peru Gaia Luziatelli, Marten Sorensen, Ida Theilade, and Per Molgaard, 2010   Background The Ashaninka Native Community Bajo Quimiriki, District Pichanaki, Junin, Peru, is located only 4 km from a larger urban area and is dissected by a major road. Therefore the loss of traditional knowledge is a main concern of the local headman and inhabitants. The present study assesses the state of traditional...

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