Table 4 Preparation and application methods for medicinal plants:
From: Shadows of the colonial past – diverging plant use in Northern Peru and Southern Ecuador
Application | Number of uses PERU | Number of uses ECUADOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | |||
Oral | 429 | 52 | 168 | 67.8 |
Topical | 315 | 38 | 79 | 31.8 |
Seguro | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Charm | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Incense | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |
TOTAL | 828 | 100 | 248 | 100 |