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 3 Plants used for miscellaneous 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
dog flu	Euphorbiaceae	Croton lechleri Müll. Arg.	J302	*ujushnum*	sap	fed	n
	Euphorbiaceae	Hura crepitans L.	J415	*bakaij*	sap	fed	n
	Lecythidaceae	Couroupita subsessilis Pilg.	J68	*shishim*	bark	inhaled in mouth, fed	n
	Meliaceae	Cedrela odorata L.	J67	*seetuj*	bark	inhaled in mouth	n
snake bite	Euphorbiaceae	Hura crepitans L.	J415	*bakaij*	sap	topical	y+
scorpion sting	Euphorbiaceae	Hura crepitans L.	J415	*bakaij*	sap	topical	n
ant or wasp sting in eye	Cyclanthaceae	Cyclanthus bipartitus Poit. ex A. Rich	B1949	*tiig*	stem	topical	n
anemia	Euphorbiaceae	Croton lechleri Müll. Arg.	J302	*ujushnum*	sap	fed	y+
dermatitis	Apocynaceae	Tabernaemontana sananho Ruiz & Pav.	J291	*kunakip*	sap	topical	y+
	Commelinaceae	not determined	J303	*bicha*	leaves	topical	y+
	Rutaceae	Citrus sp.	J407	*yumug*	fruit juice	bath	y+
	Solanaceae	Solanum sp.	J418	*kukuna*	fruit juice	bath	y+
lice	Fabaceae	Lonchocarpus utilis A.C. Sm.	J419	*timu*	root	bath	n
cuts	Araceae	Philodendron sp.	B1848	*chuju daek*	stem tips	topical	y+
	Arecaceae	not determined	Bo94	*kampanak*	leaves	topical	y+
	Euphorbiaceae	Croton lechleri Müll. Arg.	J302	*ujushnum*	sap	topical	y+
	-	various mosses	-	*juu*	leaves	topical	y+
swelling	Fabaceae	Ormosia cf. coccinea (Aubl.) Jacks.	J71	*tajep*	bark	topical	y+
	Piperaceae	Piper sp.	J23	*untuntup*	leaves	topical	y+
witchcraft	Cyperaceae	Scleria sp.	J301	*kujigkin*	leaves	fed	n
	Zingiberaceae	Zingiber officinale	J310	*tunchi ajeg*	root	fed, enema	y-

^a Collection numbers preceded by J indicate my own collections. Bo indicates a collection made by J.S. Boster, B indicates Brent Berlin. 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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