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

Jernigan, Kevin A

doi:10.1186/1746-4269-5-33

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 2 Plants used for digestive illnesses

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

Illness	Family	Species	Vouch.^a	Aguaruna Name	Parts Used	Administration Method	SUP^b
diarrhea	Euphorbiaceae	Croton lechleri Müll. Arg.	J302	*ujushnum*	bark	enema	n
	Solanaceae	Capsicum sp.	J333	*jima*	fruits	fed	y+
	Zingiberaceae	Zingiber officinale Roscoe	J304	*imutai ajeg*	bark	inhaled in mouth	y-
mucousy diarrhea	Apocynaceae	Himatanthus sucuuba (Spruce ex Müll. Arg.) Woodson	J201	*shipitna*	bark	enema	y+
	Euphorbiaceae	Hura crepitans L.	J415	*bakaij*	sap	fed	y+
	Meliaceae	Guarea macrophylla ssp. pendulispica (C. DC.) T.D. Pennington	J74	*bichauj*	bark	enema	y+
lack of appetite	Apocynaceae	Tabernaemontana sananho Ruiz & Pav.	J291	*kunakip*	bark	fed	n
	Bignoniaceae	Mansoa sp.	J298	*kaep*	bark	inhaled in mouth	n
	Cyperaceae	Scleria sp.	J301	*kujigkin*	leaves	fed	n
	Euphorbiaceae	Croton lechleri Müll. Arg.	J302	*ujushnum*	sap, bark	fed	n
	Euphorbiaceae	Hura crepitans L.	J415	*bakaij*	sap	fed	y+
	Meliaceae	Cedrela odorata L.	J67	*seetuj*	bark	inhaled in mouth	n
	Moraceae	Ficus sp.	J328	*uji*	bark	fed	n
	Zingiberaceae	Zingiber officinale	J304	*imutai ajeg*	roots	inhaled in mouth	y-
stomach ache	Euphorbiaceae	Hura crepitans L.	J415	*bakaij*	sap	fed	n
	Solanaceae	Capsicum sp.	J333	*jima*	fruits	fed	n
worms	Apocynaceae	Himatanthus sucuuba (Spruce ex Müll. Arg.) Woodson	J201	*shipitna*	bark	enema	y+
	Euphorbiaceae	Hura crepitans L.	J415	*bakaij*	sap	fed	y+
	Moraceae	Ficus sp.	J328	*uji*	bark, sap	fed	y-
	Moraceae	Ficus maxima Mill.	K253	*wampu*	sap	fed	y+
	Piperaceae	Piper sp.	J294	*ampagpag*	roots	inhaled in mouth, nose, fed	y-

^a Collection numbers preceded by J indicate my own collections. K indicates a collection made by Rubio Kayap, deposited at the Missouri Botanical Garden, in St. Luis Missouri.
^b 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

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