CE: 1871 CF: cag091192213
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Medicinal potentials of the weed flora in suburban farms of Santiago de Cuba
Potencialidades medicinales de la flora arvense en fincas suburbanas de Santiago de Cuba
Belyani Vargas Batis1*, José Orlando del Toro Rivera2, Ernesto Jesús Rodríguez Suárez3, Miriela Rizo Mustelier1*, Yoannia Gretel Pupo Blanco4*
1 Departamento de Agronomía, Facultad de Ingeniería Química y Agronomía, Universidad de Oriente, Campus Julio Antonio Mella, Ave. de Las Américas S/N, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, CP 90400
2 Empresa de Cultivos Varios “Laguna Blanca”, Municipio Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
3 Empresa Provincial de Acopio, Aguilera S/N, entre Reloj y San Agustín, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
4 Empresa Integral Agropecuaria Granma, Ave. Francisco Vicente Aguilera, entre calle 10 y Ave Los Mártires, No 264, Bayamo, Granma, Cuba
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ABSTRACT
The objective of the work was to identify the medicinal potential of the existing weed flora in suburban farms of Santiago de Cuba taking into account the perception of the inhabitants of the communities near these productive systems. The study area was divided into four geographical zones according to the layout of the farms. An ethnobotanical study was carried out grouping the answers according to consensus among the informants. To some extent, 59 of the weed species are used as medicinal. Roots and leaves are the most commonly used (decoction) organs, attributing anti-inflammatory, antiparasitic and anticatarral effects.
