Distribution and Transmission of Medicinal Plant Knowledge in the Andean Highlands: A Case Study from Peru and Bolivia

Table 1

Socioeconomic characteristics and medicinal plant knowledge of participating households from Pitumarca, Peru. Medicinal plants: total number of medicinal plants mentioned.

	Residence	Age (years)	Age category	Sex	First degree kinship ties	Education level	Migratory activity	Market integration	Health specialization	Medicinal plants
Household 1	Huasapampa	26	young	male	grandson of 8 and brother-in-law of 2	primary	seasonal	low	none	37
Household 2	Huasapampa	25	young	female	sister-in-law of 1	primary	seasonal	low	none	36
Household 3	Huasapampa	21	young	female	daughter of 5	superior	none	low	none	57
Household 4	Huasapampa	49	middle	male		primary	seasonal	high	none	22
Household 5	Huasapampa	52	middle	female	mother of 3	primary	seasonal	moderate	none	99
Household 6	Huasapampa	45	middle	female		primary	seasonal	high	none	50
Household 7	Huasapampa	44	middle	male		primary	seasonal	low	health worker	12
Household 8	Huasapampa	63	old	male	grandfather of 1 and brother of 9	primary	seasonal	low	Andean healer	82
Household 9	Huasapampa	76	old	male	brother of 8	primary	seasonal	low	Andean healer	44
Household 10	Huasapampa	62	old	male		primary	semipermanent	moderate	health worker	52
Household 11	Huito	32	young	male		secondary	semipermanent	low	none	28
Household 12	Huito	24	young	female		secondary	none	low	none	47
Household 13	Huito	38	middle	male		secondary	semipermanent	high	none	53
Household 14	Huito	43	middle	female		primary	seasonal	low	none	50
Household 15	Huito	42	young	male		primary	semipermanent	moderate	health worker	53
Household 16	Huito	47	middle	male		secondary	semipermanent	moderate	none	46
Household 17	Huito	68	old	male		none	seasonal	low	none	29
Household 18	Huito	65	old	female		none	none	low	none	47