Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach
The Gran Chaco region is an area of vast cultural and biological richness that is inhabited by different American indigenous hunter-gatherer groups and has a great number of threatened wildlife species. An ethnozoological investigation was carried out to study the medicinal uses of fauna by the T...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Artículo publishedVersion |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Ethnobiology and Conservation
2013
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/11056 http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/11056 |
| Aporte de: |
| id |
I10-R181-11336-11056 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
dspace |
| institution |
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba |
| institution_str |
I-10 |
| repository_str |
R-181 |
| collection |
Suquía - Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba (IDACOR, CONICET y UNC) |
| language |
Inglés |
| topic |
ETHNOZOOLOGY MEDICINAL REMEDIES GRAN CHACO TOBAS (QOM) Conservación de la Biodiversidad Ciencias Biológicas CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS |
| spellingShingle |
ETHNOZOOLOGY MEDICINAL REMEDIES GRAN CHACO TOBAS (QOM) Conservación de la Biodiversidad Ciencias Biológicas CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS Martinez, Gustavo Javier Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach |
| topic_facet |
ETHNOZOOLOGY MEDICINAL REMEDIES GRAN CHACO TOBAS (QOM) Conservación de la Biodiversidad Ciencias Biológicas CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS |
| description |
The Gran Chaco region is an area of vast cultural and biological richness that is
inhabited by different American indigenous hunter-gatherer groups and has a great
number of threatened wildlife species. An ethnozoological investigation was carried
out to study the medicinal uses of fauna by the Toba (qom) communities of Central
Chaco in the surroundings of the Bermejito River. Qualitative, quantitative and
participative methods were used alternately to document and characterize the
knowledge, significance and role of animals from the Chaco forest within the Toba
cultural and medical context. A total of 199 uses corresponding to 72 species
belonging to 52 families were documented as part of the animal pharmacopoeia
employed by the natives. Information obtained by open and semistructured
interviews was used to develop an Index of Local Conservation Priorities (ILCP) that
allowed ordering the species according to their Relative Importance, Ecological and
Cultural Value, and Conservation Status. Our results showed that of the wide range
of species used in Toba zootherapy, a substantial number of reptiles, mammals and
birds are included in lists of threatened species for Argentina. The ethnozoological
perspective of this study provides an integral view of social and ecological elements
that are useful for the protection and/or sustainable management of native species
on a regional scale. |
| format |
Artículo Artículo publishedVersion |
| author |
Martinez, Gustavo Javier |
| author_facet |
Martinez, Gustavo Javier |
| author_sort |
Martinez, Gustavo Javier |
| title |
Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach |
| title_short |
Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach |
| title_full |
Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach |
| title_fullStr |
Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach |
| title_sort |
use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native toba (qom) from the argentine gran chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach |
| publisher |
Ethnobiology and Conservation |
| publishDate |
2013 |
| url |
http://hdl.handle.net/11336/11056 http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/11056 |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT martinezgustavojavier useoffaunainthetraditionalmedicineofnativetobaqomfromtheargentinegranchacoregionanethnozoologicalandconservationistapproach |
| bdutipo_str |
Repositorios |
| _version_ |
1764820397245595654 |