Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants Used in the Chol Ethnic Group from Tila, Chiapas, Mexico.
Herbalism is one of the basic pillars of traditional medicine in Mexico; however, the documentation of its knowledge is scarced. The use of medicinal plants by the Chol ethnic group from Mexico has not been documented. In this work, we analyzed the traditional medicine information provided by three...
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| author | José del Carmen Rejón Orantes Sabina Andrea Sánchez-Cartela Wilbert Gutiérrez-Sarmiento Oscar Farrera-Sarmiento Miguel Pérez de la Mora |
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Herbalism is one of the basic pillars of traditional medicine in Mexico; however, the documentation of its knowledge is scarced. The use of medicinal plants by the Chol ethnic group from Mexico has not been documented. In this work, we analyzed the traditional medicine information provided by three Chol healers from Tila, Chiapas, Mexico. The research was carried out in Tila, Chiapas, Mexico between April and June of the year 2018. Semi-structured interviews were applied to Chol healers about medicinal plants from in this region, collecting specimens of plants, classified and deposited in a recognised herbarium. The databases PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, Wiley Online Library, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar were the basis to explore the medicinal use of such plants.
We reported 36 plants with medicinal uses, 26 of them are considered endemic, while 10 are considered introduced. The Lamiaceae family is predominant with five specimens; most of the reported plants act on the gastrointestinal system or as an anti-inflammatory factor. The most common route of administration is oral. The knowledge of traditional Mexican herbalism has a fundamental role in the treatment of various diseases in the Chol communities. The dissemination and registration are essential for the protection and preservation of this knowledge culture.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e3b28f1db1fd45ca8529e994ebb01d8f2025-08-20T03:45:19ZengEscuela Nacional de Ciencias BiológicasPolibotánica1405-27682395-95252023-07-015610.18387/polibotanica.56.13Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants Used in the Chol Ethnic Group from Tila, Chiapas, Mexico.José del Carmen Rejón OrantesSabina Andrea Sánchez-Cartela0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2441-2056Wilbert Gutiérrez-Sarmiento1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9139-7570Oscar Farrera-Sarmiento2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1588-1392Miguel Pérez de la Morahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1520-4439Chiapas Medicinal Plants Research Center, Pharmacobiology Experimental Laboratory, Autonomous University of Chiapas, Mexico.Chiapas Medicinal Plants Research Center, Pharmacobiology Experimental Laboratory, Autonomous University of ChiapasChiapas Medicinal Plants Research Center, Pharmacobiology Experimental Laboratory, Autonomous University of Chiapas Herbalism is one of the basic pillars of traditional medicine in Mexico; however, the documentation of its knowledge is scarced. The use of medicinal plants by the Chol ethnic group from Mexico has not been documented. In this work, we analyzed the traditional medicine information provided by three Chol healers from Tila, Chiapas, Mexico. The research was carried out in Tila, Chiapas, Mexico between April and June of the year 2018. Semi-structured interviews were applied to Chol healers about medicinal plants from in this region, collecting specimens of plants, classified and deposited in a recognised herbarium. The databases PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, Wiley Online Library, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar were the basis to explore the medicinal use of such plants. We reported 36 plants with medicinal uses, 26 of them are considered endemic, while 10 are considered introduced. The Lamiaceae family is predominant with five specimens; most of the reported plants act on the gastrointestinal system or as an anti-inflammatory factor. The most common route of administration is oral. The knowledge of traditional Mexican herbalism has a fundamental role in the treatment of various diseases in the Chol communities. The dissemination and registration are essential for the protection and preservation of this knowledge culture. https://polibotanica.mx/index.php/polibotanica/article/view/1063Chol cultureEtnopharmacologyHealerHerbalismTradicional medicine |
| spellingShingle | José del Carmen Rejón Orantes Sabina Andrea Sánchez-Cartela Wilbert Gutiérrez-Sarmiento Oscar Farrera-Sarmiento Miguel Pérez de la Mora Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants Used in the Chol Ethnic Group from Tila, Chiapas, Mexico. Polibotánica Chol culture Etnopharmacology Healer Herbalism Tradicional medicine |
| title | Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants Used in the Chol Ethnic Group from Tila, Chiapas, Mexico. |
| title_full | Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants Used in the Chol Ethnic Group from Tila, Chiapas, Mexico. |
| title_fullStr | Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants Used in the Chol Ethnic Group from Tila, Chiapas, Mexico. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants Used in the Chol Ethnic Group from Tila, Chiapas, Mexico. |
| title_short | Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants Used in the Chol Ethnic Group from Tila, Chiapas, Mexico. |
| title_sort | ethnobotany of medicinal plants used in the chol ethnic group from tila chiapas mexico |
| topic | Chol culture Etnopharmacology Healer Herbalism Tradicional medicine |
| url | https://polibotanica.mx/index.php/polibotanica/article/view/1063 |
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