From: Traditional medicinal plant use in Northern Peru: tracking two thousand years of healing culture
Use | Number of uses | Number of species used | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | % |  | % |
Magical/Ritual healing | 682 | 27.3 | 207 | 40.4 |
Respiratory | 233 | 9.3 | 95 | 18.5 |
Psychosomatic/Nerves | 176 | 7.0 | 98 | 19.1 |
Kidneys/Urinary | 111 | 4.4 | 85 | 16.6 |
Rheumatic – Arthritis, Muscle pain | 103 | 4.1 | 45 | 8.8 |
Female – Infections of uterus, vagina etc. | 100 | 4.0 | 66 | 12.9 |
Intestinal – Liver | 77 | 3.1 | 61 | 11.9 |
Skin | 75 | 3.0 | 40 | 7.8 |
Stomach | 70 | 2.8 | 51 | 9.9 |
Blood | 68 | 2.7 | 44 | 8.6 |
Heart | 68 | 2.7 | 42 | 10.1 |
Inflammation | 63 | 2.5 | 59 | 11.5 |
Intestinal – Colic, gases, constipation | 52 | 2.1 | 29 | 5.7 |
Wounds | 47 | 1.9 | 43 | 8.4 |
Female – birth and reproduction issues | 39 | 1.6 | 25 | 4.9 |
Diabetes | 32 | 1.2 | 33 | 6.4 |
Inflammation (internal and intestines) | 31 | 1.2 | 33 | 6.4 |
Bones (fractures, sprains) | 26 | 1.0 | 13 | 2.5 |
Male – Prostate, Impotence | 24 | 0.96 | 23 | 4.5 |
Fever | 23 | 0.92 | 17 | 3.3 |
Cancer | 22 | 0.88 | 22 | 4.3 |
Intestinal – Laxative and purgative | 21 | 0.84 | 19 | 3.7 |
Haemorrages | 20 | 0.80 | 12 | 2.3 |
Hair | 20 | 0.80 | 17 | 3.3 |
Intestinal – Diarrhea | 18 | 0.72 | 17 | 3.3 |
Intestinal – Gallbladder | 18 | 0.72 | 18 | 3.5 |
Sex – Aphrodisiac, potency | 18 | 0.72 | 12 | 2.3 |
Weight loss | 16 | 0.64 | 15 | 2.9 |
Bacterial infections | 15 | 0.60 | 7 | 1.4 |
Cholesterol | 14 | 0.56 | 14 | 2.7 |
Viral infection | 14 | 0.56 | 11 | 2.1 |
Food | 12 | 0.48 | 12 | 2.3 |
Inflammation of tonsils | 11 | 0.44 | 7 | 1.4 |
Parasites | 11 | 0.44 | 11 | 2.1 |
Hallucinogen/Enhancement of visions | 10 | 0.40 | 7 | 1.4 |
Animal bites | 9 | 0.36 | 5 | 1.0 |
Cysts | 9 | 0.36 | 9 | 1.8 |
Eye sight | 9 | 0.36 | 6 | 1.2 |
Allergies | 8 | 0.32 | 8 | 1.6 |
Blood – High blood pressure | 8 | 0.32 | 7 | 1.4 |
Female – birth control | 8 | 0.32 | 8 | 1.6 |
Headache | 8 | 0.32 | 6 | 1.4 |
Cleansing internal and external | 7 | 0.28 | 4 | 0.8 |
Fungus | 7 | 0.28 | 5 | 1.0 |
Pain | 7 | 0.28 | 5 | 1.0 |
Sharp pain in the body | 7 | 0.28 | 5 | 1.0 |
Teeth – Inflammation of molars | 7 | 0.28 | 5 | 1.0 |
Memory/Brain | 6 | 0.24 | 6 | 1.2 |
Contussion | 5 | 0.20 | 3 | 0.6 |
Hangover | 5 | 0.20 | 3 | 0.6 |
Bad breath | 4 | 0.16 | 4 | 0.8 |
Detoxification (alcohol and drugs) | 4 | 0.16 | 4 | 0.8 |
Haemorrhoids | 4 | 0.16 | 4 | 0.8 |
Paralysis | 4 | 0.16 | 1 | 0.2 |
Blood – Anemia | 3 | 0.12 | 3 | 0.6 |
Blood – Low blood pressure | 3 | 0.12 | 3 | 0.6 |
Ears and hearing problems | 3 | 0.12 | 3 | 0.6 |
Internal bleeding | 3 | 0.12 | 3 | 0.6 |
Varicose veins | 3 | 0.12 | 3 | 0.6 |
Alertness | 2 | 0.08 | 2 | 0.4 |
Nosebleed | 2 | 0.08 | 2 | 0.4 |
Weight – gain | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 0.2 |
Abscesses | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.2 |
Anesthetic | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.2 |
Antiseptic | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.2 |
Anus and vaginal cysys and pimples | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.2 |
Cramps | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.2 |
Mouth bitterness | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.2 |
Sarna | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.2 |
Waking a person who has fainted | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.2 |
TOTAL | 2499 | 99.46 | Â | Â |