Barking up the same tree: a comparison of ethnomedicine and canine ethnoveterinary medicine among the Aguaruna

Table 1 Plants used to improve hunting ability

Family	Species	Vouch.	Aguaruna Name	Parts Used	Administration Method	SUP^a
Acanthaceae	not determined	J305	*tsumbaik*	roots, leaves	fed	y-
Apocynaceae	Tabernaemontana sananho Ruiz & Pav	J291	*kunakip*	bark, roots	inhaled in mouth, nose, fed	y-
Araceae	Caladium sp.	J297	*ushu*	leaves	fed	n
Araceae	Dracontium sp.	J293	*uchi santanik*	roots	fed	n
Bignoniaceae	Mansoa sp.	J298	*kaep*	leaves, roots, bark, stem tips	inhaled in mouth, nose, fed	y+
Cyperaceae	Cyperus sp.	J296	*yawaa pijipij*	roots	fed	n
Lamiaceae	not determined	J299	*chiujip*	leaves	fed	y+
Lauraceae	Nectandra cuneatocordata Mez	J171	*mantaga*	roots	inhaled in mouth, nose	n
Lecythidaceae	Couroupita subsessilis Pilg.	J68	*shishim*	bark	inhaled in mouth, nose	y+
Piperaceae	Piper sp.	J294	*ampagpag*	roots, leaves	inhaled in mouth, nose, fed	y+
Piperaceae	Piper sp.	J320	*shishig*	leaves	fed	n
Zingiberaceae	not determined	J317	*chiag*	leaves	inhaled in mouth	n
-	uncollected	-	*chijum*	leaves	fed	y-
-	larvae of various wasps	-			fed	n

^a SUP = same use for people, 'n' indicates a plant use unique to dogs, 'y-' indicates a use common to dogs and people, but with a differing route of administration for each, 'y+' indicates a plant used for the same illness and administered in the same way for both dogs and people same way for both dogs and people

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