Wild plants consumed as recreational teas by ranchers in Baja California Sur, Mexico
Background and Aims: Recreational teas are herbal beverages prepared by infusion/boiling, consumed in a social or food context, generally considered healthy and with medicinal uses but without being the unique purpose of consumption. In Mexico, recreational teas are not commonly mentioned in ethnobo...
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| author | Pío-León, Juan Fernando Nieto-Garibay, Alejandra León-de la Luz, José Luís Delgado Vargas, Francisco Vega-Aviña, Rito Ortega-Rubio, Alfredo |
| author_facet | Pío-León, Juan Fernando Nieto-Garibay, Alejandra León-de la Luz, José Luís Delgado Vargas, Francisco Vega-Aviña, Rito Ortega-Rubio, Alfredo |
| author_sort | Pío-León, Juan Fernando |
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| description | Background and Aims: Recreational teas are herbal beverages prepared by infusion/boiling, consumed in a social or food context, generally considered healthy and with medicinal uses but without being the unique purpose of consumption. In Mexico, recreational teas are not commonly mentioned in ethnobotanical studies. This research describes the ethnobotanical uses, phenolics content and antioxidant activity of wild plants used to prepare recreational teas in two ranch communities in Baja California Sur, Mexico: the Sierra La Laguna Biosphere Reserve and San Blas-Cacachilas.Methods: Ethnobotanical information was obtained through semi-structured surveys and stays with the ranchers of both communities. The percentage of citations, preferences and cultural value of each species was calculated; moreover, their medicinal uses were described. The phenolic content and antioxidant activity was determined by colorimetric methods, and they were correlated with ethnobotanical parameters.Key results: Twelve taxa of wild plants were recorded as recreational tea material, 11 in Sierra La Laguna and six in San Blas-Las Cacachilas. Damiana (Turnera diffusa) had the highest cultural value (71.2%), followed by margarita (Aloysia barbata) (41.1%) and wild anise (Tagetes filifolia / T. micrantha) (21.5%). The main medicinal uses of the recreational teas were as anti-flu/ antitussives and as general relaxants. The antioxidant content had a negative correlation with the percentage of citations and the preference. The medicinal uses for A. barbata and the peyote fern (Pellaea ternifolia) are described for the first time, and new uses for damiana and cherry (Prunus serotina) are documented.Conclusions: Ranchers from Baja California Sur have a high affinity for the consumption of recreational teas of wild plants, and those used to treat common ailments such as flu/cough or stress are preferred. This is the first ethnobotanical study about recreational teas in Mexico. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.abm.ojs.inecol.mx:article-12752022-11-17T22:48:43Z Wild plants consumed as recreational teas by ranchers in Baja California Sur, Mexico Plantas silvestres consumidas como tés recreativos por grupos de rancheros en Baja California Sur, México Pío-León, Juan Fernando Nieto-Garibay, Alejandra León-de la Luz, José Luís Delgado Vargas, Francisco Vega-Aviña, Rito Ortega-Rubio, Alfredo Aloysia cultural value ethnobotany Pellaea ternifolia Tagetes Turnera diffusa Aloysia etnobotánica Pellaea ternifolia Tagetes Turnera diffusa valor cultural Background and Aims: Recreational teas are herbal beverages prepared by infusion/boiling, consumed in a social or food context, generally considered healthy and with medicinal uses but without being the unique purpose of consumption. In Mexico, recreational teas are not commonly mentioned in ethnobotanical studies. This research describes the ethnobotanical uses, phenolics content and antioxidant activity of wild plants used to prepare recreational teas in two ranch communities in Baja California Sur, Mexico: the Sierra La Laguna Biosphere Reserve and San Blas-Cacachilas.Methods: Ethnobotanical information was obtained through semi-structured surveys and stays with the ranchers of both communities. The percentage of citations, preferences and cultural value of each species was calculated; moreover, their medicinal uses were described. The phenolic content and antioxidant activity was determined by colorimetric methods, and they were correlated with ethnobotanical parameters.Key results: Twelve taxa of wild plants were recorded as recreational tea material, 11 in Sierra La Laguna and six in San Blas-Las Cacachilas. Damiana (Turnera diffusa) had the highest cultural value (71.2%), followed by margarita (Aloysia barbata) (41.1%) and wild anise (Tagetes filifolia / T. micrantha) (21.5%). The main medicinal uses of the recreational teas were as anti-flu/ antitussives and as general relaxants. The antioxidant content had a negative correlation with the percentage of citations and the preference. The medicinal uses for A. barbata and the peyote fern (Pellaea ternifolia) are described for the first time, and new uses for damiana and cherry (Prunus serotina) are documented.Conclusions: Ranchers from Baja California Sur have a high affinity for the consumption of recreational teas of wild plants, and those used to treat common ailments such as flu/cough or stress are preferred. This is the first ethnobotanical study about recreational teas in Mexico. Antecedentes y Objetivos: Los tés recreativos son bebidas preparadas, por infusión/ebullición, de diferentes partes de plantas que se consumen en un entorno social/alimenticio. Se consideran generalmente saludables y con usos medicinales, aunque ese no es su único propósito de consumo. En México, los tés recreativos prácticamente no se mencionan en los estudios etnobotánicos. Este estudio describe la etnobotánica, contenido de fenólicos y actividad antioxidante de plantas silvestres empleadas como tés recreativos en dos rancherías de las zonas montañosas de la región de Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, México: Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra La Laguna y comunidad San Blas-Cacachilas.Métodos: La información etnobotánica se obtuvo mediante encuestas semi-estructuradas y estancias con los rancheros de ambas comunidades. Se calculó el porcentaje de citas, preferencia y valor cultural de cada especie registrada, además de describir sus usos medicinales adicionales. El contenido de fenólicos y actividad antioxidante se determinó por métodos colorimétricos y fueron correlacionados con parámetros etnobotánicos.Resultados clave: Se registraron 12 taxa de plantas silvestres para elaborar tés recreativos, 11 en Sierra La Laguna y seis en San Blas-Las Cacachilas. La damiana (Turnera diffusa) obtuvo el mayor valor cultural (71.2%), seguido de margarita (Aloysia barbata) (41.1%) y anís silvestre (Tagetes filifolia/T. micrantha) (21.5%). Los tés recreativos tuvieron sus principales usos medicinales como antigripales/antitusivos y relajantes generales. El contenido de antioxidantes presentó correlación negativa con el porcentaje de citas y la preferencia. Los usos etnofarmacológicos de A. barbata y el helecho peyote (Pellaea ternifolia) son descritos por primera vez, y se documentaron nuevos usos para la damiana y el cerezo (Prunus serotina).Conclusiones: Los rancheros de Baja California Sur tienen gran afinidad por el consumo de tés recreativos de plantas silvestres, y aquellos usados para tratar padecimientos comunes como gripe/tos o estrés son los preferidos. El presente es el primer estudio etnobotánico específico para tés recreativos en México. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2018-02-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html application/xml https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1275 10.21829/abm123.2018.1275 Acta Botanica Mexicana; No. 123 (2018); 7-19 Acta Botanica Mexicana; Núm. 123 (2018); 7-19 2448-7589 0187-7151 spa https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1275/pdf https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1275/html https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1275/1541 Derechos de autor 2018 Acta Botanica Mexicana https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Pío-León, Juan Fernando Nieto-Garibay, Alejandra León-de la Luz, José Luís Delgado Vargas, Francisco Vega-Aviña, Rito Ortega-Rubio, Alfredo Wild plants consumed as recreational teas by ranchers in Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| title | Wild plants consumed as recreational teas by ranchers in Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| title_full | Wild plants consumed as recreational teas by ranchers in Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Wild plants consumed as recreational teas by ranchers in Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wild plants consumed as recreational teas by ranchers in Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| title_short | Wild plants consumed as recreational teas by ranchers in Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| title_sort | wild plants consumed as recreational teas by ranchers in baja california sur, mexico |
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