Medicinal plants utilized by farmers from the neighboring area of the Reserva de Biósfera Yabotí (Misiones, Argentina)

Abstract

The results of a ethnobotanical study of the medicinal plants used by small farmers near to the Reserva de Biósfera Yabotí, are presented. Sixty-five semi structured interviews were made to men and women of different age. The number of medicinal species reaches the 176 vascular plants, of which 78 are cultivated and 93 are gathered in its wild state. Only five medicinal species are obtained of the market. The cultivated and spontaneous species are very similar as for richness, mention frequency and diversity expressed by Shannon index (H’).