Guía etnobotánica de plantas medicinales de las parroquias rurales de Cuenca-Ecuador

Autores/as

Angélica Geovanna Zea Cobos
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6293-0735
Fredi Leonidas Portilla Farfán
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-9758

Palabras clave:

GUÍA ETNOBOTÁNICA, CUENCA, PLANTAS MEDICINALES, AMBIENTAL

Sinopsis

Esta obra nace del compromiso profundo entre ciencia, comunidad y territorio. Desde nuestra labor académica, como docentes e investigadores, reconocemos la importancia de rescatar los saberes ancestrales que viven en la memoria colectiva de nuestras comunidades, especialmente en las manos y voces de las mujeres que, desde siempre, han curado a sus familias con plantas medicinales.
Las plantas reunidas en esta guía no son solo especies botánicas: son parte de nuestra identidad cultural, de una medicina viva que ha acompañado la cotidianidad de varias generaciones. Se presentan aquí sus usos tradicionales, propiedades fitoquímicas y descripciones botánicas, sistematizadas con respeto y rigurosidad científica.
Más allá de su valor informativo, este libro es un homenaje a las mujeres que, en medio de sus múltiples roles como madres, trabajadoras, cuidadoras y sabias sostienen el bienestar de sus hogares con esfuerzo, amor y conocimiento. A ellas, que curan desde la tierra, dedicamos esta obra con admiración y gratitud.

Capítulos

  • Plantas medicinales y ancestrales, usos y saberes locales: una perspectiva antropológica
    Yaroslava Robles Bykbaev
  • Plantas medicinales de las parroquias del noreste del cantón Cuenca
    Sinincay, Chiquintad, Checa ( Jidcay), Octavio Cordero Palacios, Sidcay, Llacao, Ricaurte
    Angélica Geovanna Zea Cobos, Fredi Leonidas Portilla Farfán
  • Plantas medicinales de las parroquias del centro-oeste del cantón Cuenca
    Baños, Molleturo, Chaucha, Cumbe, San Joaquín, Victoria del Portete y Sayausí
    Angélica Geovanna Zea Cobos, Fredi Leonidas Portilla Farfán
  • Plantas medicinales de las parroquias del sudeste del cantón Cuenca
    Nulti, Paccha, Quingeo, Santa Ana, Tarqui, Turi, El Valle del Cantón Cuenca-Ecuador
    Angélica Geovanna Zea Cobos, Fredi Leonidas Portilla Farfán

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