Ethnobotany of Indigenous Saraguros: Medicinal Plants Used by Community Healers “Hampiyachakkuna” in the San Lucas Parish, Southern Ecuador

Table 7

Ethnopharmacological reports of medicinal species used by a midwife “Wachackhampiyachak.”

Number	Scientific name	Herbarium voucher	Medicinal use	Preparation	Used part	Administration
1	Oxalis corniculata L.; Oxalidaceae	PPN-ox-001	Scurvy "scorbutic tongue"	To crush	Whole plant	Topic
2	Impatiens sp.; Balsaminaceae	PPN-ba-001	Postpartum relapse	Infusion	Flowers	Oral
3	Impatiens balsamina L.; Balsaminaceae	PPN-ba-001	Postpartum relapse	Infusion	Flowers	Oral
4	Begonia sp.; Begoniaceae	PPN-ba-001	Postpartum relapse	Infusion	Flowers	Oral
5	Impatiens balsamina L.; Balsaminaceae	PPN-ba-001	Postpartum relapse	Infusion	Flowers	Oral
6	Nasturtium officinalis R. Br.; Brassicaceae	PPN-br-002	Malaise of the body and flu	Crushed	Whole plant	Oral
7	Borago officinalis L.; Boraginaceae	PPN-bo-001	Postpartum relapse and cough	Infusion	Flowers	Oral
8	Tradescantia zebrina Heynh.; Commelinaceae	PPN-co-004	Postpartum relapse	Crush	Whole plant	Oral
9	Callisia repens (Jacq.) L.; Commelinaceae	PPN-co-001	Postpartum relapse	Crush	Whole plant	Oral
10	Ageratum conyzoides L.; Asteraceae	PPN-as-037	Gangrene and infections after birth	Crushed	Whole plant	Oral
11	Geranium diffusum Kunth.; Geraniaceae	PPN-ge-010	Gangrene and infections after birth	Crushed	Whole plant	Oral
12	Lepidium chichicara Desv.; Brassicaceae	PPN-br-004	Fever or cold caused by cold air or strong winds (locally known as “mal aire”, i.e., “bad air” in Spanish)	Crushed	Whole plant	Oral
13	Dianthus caryophyllus L.; Caryophyllaceae	PPN-cd-001	Stomach ache	Infusion	Flowers	Oral
14	Brassica oleracea L.; Brassicaceae	PPN-br-007	Postpartum infection	Crushed	Stem	Oral
15	Peperomia peltigera C. DC.; Piperaceae	PPN-pi-010	Nerves and headache	Infusion	Leaves	Oral
16	Mesembryanthemum elegans L.; Aizoaceae	PPN-az-002	Nerves and headache	Infusion	Leaves	Oral
17	Peperomia Inaequalifolia Ruiz & Pav.; Piperaceae	PPN-pi-009	Fright children	Cooked	Leaves	Bath
18	Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg.; Asteraceae	PPN-as-020	Gastritis, ulcer and cleanse	Infusion	Whole plant	Oral
19	Iresine herbstii Hook.; Asteraceae	PPN-am-001	Infections of uteri, vagina, liver and kidney	Crushed	Stem and leaves	Oral
20	Pelargonium sp.; Geraniaceae	PPN-ge-008	Cold and nervous during childbirth and postpartum	Infusion	Leaves	Oral
21	Pelargonium graveolens L’Hér.; Geraniaceae	PPN-ge-004	Cold and nervous during childbirth and postpartum	Infusion	Leaves	Oral
22	Pelargonium zonale (L.) L’Hér.; Geraniaceae	PPN-ge-005	Infections, vaginal, before childbirth and postpartum	Crushed	Flowers	Topic
23	Foeniculum vulgare Mill.; Apiaceae	PPN-ap-004	Increase maternal milk, indigestion, colic menstrual	Infusion	Whole plant	Oral
24	Myrica parvifolia Benth.; Myricaceae	PPN-mr-002	Bad air, colic stomach, to treat faint during childbirth	Chew	Buds	Oral
25	Linum usitatissimum L.; Linaceae	PPN-li-001	Inflammation of liver and kidney	Cooked	Fruit	Oral
26	Plantago major L.; Plantaginaceae	PPN-pn-001	Inflammation of liver and kidney	Cooked	Whole plant	Oral
27	Anredera ramosa (Moq.) Eliasson.; Basellaceae	PPN-bs-001	Bath the children, fever, headache	Crushed and to scrub in hot water	Whole plant	Bath
28	Lavatera arborea L.; Malvaceae	PPN-ma-009	Inflammation of liver and kidney	Infusion	Flowers	Oral
29	Pelargonium odoratissimum L.; Geraniaceae.	PPN-ge-001	Cold during childbirth	Cooked or infusion	Branches	Oral
30	Mentha pulegium L.; Lamiaceae	PPN-la-015	Colic stomach, indigestion and cold	Infusion	Branches	Oral
31	Mentha piperita subsp.; Lamiaceae	PPN-la-006	Colic stomach, indigestion and cold	Infusion	Branches	Oral
32	Bidens andicola Kunth.; Asteraceae	PPN-as-005	Postpartum relapse	Crushed	Whole plant	Oral
33	Thymus vulgaris L.; Lamiaceae	PPN-la-022	Indigestion	Cooked	Branches	Oral
34	Ageratina dendroides (Spreng) R. M.; Asteraceae	PPN-as-053	Coups and extraction of pus	Put the place affected	Buds	Topic
35	Fuchsia hybrida Hort.; Onagraceae	PPN-on-005	Nerves during childbirth and postpartum	Infusion	Flowers	Oral
36	Viola tricolor L. var 1.; Violaceae	PPN-vi-003	Nerves	Infusion	Flowers	Oral
37	Viola tricolor L. var 2.; Violaceae	PPN-vi-003	Nerves	Infusion	Flowers	Oral
38	Clinopodium sp.; Lamiaceae	PPN-la-024	Colic menstrual and allergy	Infusion	Whole plant	Oral/to rub
39	Ruta graveolens L.; Rutaceae	PPN-rt-001	Bath, fain during childbirth	Crushed	Flowers	Oral
40	Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch. Bip.; Asteraceae	PPN-as-031	Children fright	Cooked	Whole plant	Bath
41	Cestrum sendtnerianum C. Martius.; Solanaceae	PPN-so-003	Postpartum relapse	Infusion	Flowers	Bath
42	Baccharis obtusifolia Kunth.; Asteraceae	PPN-as-014	Cold during childbirth.	Burn the dry	Leaves	Topic
43	Salvia leucocephala Kunth.; Lamiaceae	PPN-la-025	Postpartum bath	Cooked	Whole plant	Bath
44	Iresine herbstii Hook. var 1.; Amaranthaceae	PPN-am-001	Flu, fever or cold caused by cold air or strong winds (locally known as “mal aire”, i.e., “bad air” in Spanish)	Infusion	Whole plant	Oral
45	Iresine herbstii Hook. var 2.; Amaranthaceae	PPN-am-001	Flu, fever or cold caused by cold air or strong winds (locally known as “mal aire”, i.e., “bad air” in Spanish)	Infusion	Whole plant	Oral
46	Iresine herbstii Hook var 3.; Amaranthaceae	PPN-am-001	Flu, fever or cold caused by cold air or strong winds (locally known as “mal aire”, i.e., “bad air” in Spanish)	Infusion	Whole plant	Oral
47	Melissa officinalis L.; Lamiaceae	PPN-la-004	Nerves	Crushed	Whole plant	Oral
48	Verbena litoralis Kunth.; Verbenaceae	PPN-ve-001	Malaise of the body, infection of the throat, and flu	Cooked	Whole plant	Oral
49	Viola odorata L.; Violaceae	PPN-vi-001	Cough	Infusion	Flowers	Oral

Plants used in mythological cases.