Table 3 Distribution of indigenous uses (medicine)
Ethnic group | Total used species | biomedical sense | cure of cutipado & susto 1 | protection and propitiation | hunting-fishing magics | children socialization | shamanism | indigenous sense (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amahuaca | ||||||||
Boca Pariamanu | 317 | 45.1 % | 3.8 % | 2.5 % | 1.3 % | 0.9 % | 4.1 % | 51.7 % |
Ashéninka | ||||||||
Aerija | 373 | 66 % | 6.2 % | 2.4 % | 2.7 % | 3.8 % | 1.9 % | 76.7 % |
Dulce Gloria | 345 | 58 % | 9.9 % | 7.5 % | 4.3 % | 2.9 % | 3.8 % | 82 % |
Nueva Victoria | 316 | 61.1 % | 15.5 % | 7.6 % | 4.1 % | 0.9 % | 2.8 % | 88.6 % |
Shipibo | ||||||||
San Francisco | 211 | 62.6 % | 7.1 % | 20.9 % | 2.4 % | 1.9 % | 8.5 % | 86.7 % |
Santa Rosa | 249 | 55 % | 3.2 % | 23.7 % | 3.6 % | 1.2 % | 0.4 % | 80.3 % |
Yaminahua | ||||||||
Raya | 546 | 74.5 % | 1.5 % | 5.7 % | 2.4 % | 0.7 % | 4.6 % | 88.1 % |
Yora | ||||||||
Santa Rosa de Serjali | 844 | 55.9 % | 1.1 % | 3.1 % | 0.9 % | 0.9 % | 1.2 % | 60.7 % |