Ethno-pharmacy in Latin America, an alter way to solve health problems

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Published: Dec 12, 2007

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  • Isabel Maria Madaleno Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas Tropicales. Programa de Desarrollo Global. Estudios de Etno-Desarrollo en América Latina, África, Asia y Pacífico
Vol. 41 (2007): 2. Society and Territory in Latin America, Articles, pages 61-95
Submitted: Aug 12, 2013 Published: Dec 12, 2007
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Medicinal flora and ancestral Indian healing remedies must be further researched by a wide range of social and natural scientists together with pharmaceutical experts in order to create more suitable and comprehensive alternate formulas to solve health problems in developing countries. The paper presents a comparative study of medicinal herb consumption, trade and cultivation within four Latin American metropolises.

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Medicinal Herbs, Alternate Medicines, Latin America

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Maria Madaleno, I. (2007). Ethno-pharmacy in Latin America, an alter way to solve health problems. Cuadernos Geográficos, 41, 61–95. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/cuadgeo/article/view/1147