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| Title |
The use of magical plants by curanderos in the Ecuador highlands
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, January 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-5-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anthony P Cavender, Manuel Albán |
| Abstract |
Although the use of plants for treating supernaturally caused illnesses (e.g., soul loss, evil wind, witchcraft) has been documented in the Ecuador highlands, so-called magical plants have received much less focused attention than plants used for treating naturalistic disorders. Drawing on interviews done in 2002 and 2003 with 116 curanderos residing in the Ecuador highlands, this paper examines the characteristics of plants identified as magical, how they are used, and how the study of magical plants provides insights into the mindscape of residents of the highlands. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 71 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 68 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 13 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Researcher | 7 | 10% |
| Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Unknown | 17 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 8% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 17 | 24% |
| Unknown | 19 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 October 2023.
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