Ethnobotanical knowledge in the peruvian Amazon of the neglected and underutilized crop Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.)

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2019-05

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This paper reports the current ethnobotanical knowledge of the oleaginous plant Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) derived from 173 interviews conducted in the San Martín and Loreto regions of Perú, to which the plant is native. Sacha Inchi is well known in the regions and is attributed to its numerous health benefits, in particular, control of cholesterol and improvements to cardiovascular health.

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Plukenetia volubilis, Etnobotánica, Conocimiento indígena, Cacahuete, Aceite de cacahuete, Ácidos grasos, Cultivos autóctonos, San Martín, región, Loreto

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Economic Botany, 73(2): 281–287 del-Castillo, Á. M. R., Gonzalez-Aspajo, G., de Fátima Sánchez-Márquez, M., & Kodahl, N. (2019). Ethnobotanical knowledge in the peruvian amazon of the neglected and underutilized crop Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.). Economic Botany, 73, 281-287.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-019-09459-y

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