Rodríguez del Castillo, ÁngelGonzalez Aspajo, GermanSánchez Márquez, María de FátimaKodahl, Nete2019-06-122019-06-122019-05Economic 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, 281-287.1874-9364https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-019-09459-yThis 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.application/pdfenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess© The New York Botanical Garden PressPlukenetia volubilisEtnobotánicaConocimiento indígenaCacahueteAceite de cacahueteÁcidos grasosCultivos autóctonosSan Martín, regiónLoretoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleEconomic Botanyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-019-09459-y