Table 5 Use categories and specific uses of Agave inaequidens subsp. inaequidens documented in this study (ordered according to the percentage of mention)
Use category | Specific use | Usedpart |
|---|---|---|
Distilled beverage | Mescal | Stem and leaf bases |
Food | Sweetfood | Tender floweringstalk |
Sweetfood | Stem and leaf bases | |
“Aguamiel” | Stemsap | |
Food | Flowerbuttons | |
“Nixtamal” tortilla dough complement | Stem | |
Medicine | Gastro-intestinal discomfort | Sap |
Internal and externalbruises | Leaf | |
Respiratory illnesses | Sap | |
Fractures | Leaf | |
Articulation pain | Sap | |
Rheumatism | Leaf | |
Pressure regulation | Sap | |
Gastritis | Sap | |
Ulcer | Leaf | |
Seasoning and insulating | “Barbacoa” | Leaf |
Veterinary medicine | Parasite control | Leaf |
Internal and external bruises | Leaf | |
Fractures | Leaf | |
Fatigue releaf | Sap | |
Fermented beverage | “Pulque” | Sap |
Living fence | Exclusion of cattle | Complete living plant |
Delimiting property | Complete living plant | |
Forage | Cattle fodder | Leaf |
Construction material | Door fence | Floweringstalk |
Water pipe | Floweringstalk | |
Roof gutter | Floweringstalk | |
Pole | Floweringstalk | |
Fiber | Textil confection | Leaf |
Plant sale and trade | Growing and selling young agaves | Seed |
Hunting | Hunting decoy | Inflorescence |
Soil retainer | Erosion control | Complete living plant |
Parakeets’ nest | Parakeets’ nest confection | Flowering stalk |
Extraction and sale of sap | Sale of extracted sap | Leaf |
Ornamental | Garden ornamental | Complete living plant |