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| Title |
Traditional use of the Andean flicker (Colaptes rupicola) as a galactagogue in the Peruvian Andes
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| Published in |
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, May 2006
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| DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-2-23 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Steve Froemming |
| Abstract |
This paper explores the use of the dried meat and feathers of the Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola) to increase the milk supply of nursing women and domestic animals in the Andes. The treatment is of preColumbian origin, but continues to be used in some areas, including the village in the southern Peruvian highlands where I do ethnographic research. I explore the factors giving rise to and sustaining the practice, relate it to other galactagogues used in the Andes and to the use of birds in ethnomedical and ethnoveterinary treatments in general, and situate it within the general tendency in the Andes and elsewhere to replicate human relations in the treatment of valuable livestock. The bird's use as a galactagogue appears to be motivated by both metaphorical associations and its perceived efficacy, and conceptually blends human and animal healthcare domains. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Peru | 1 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Argentina | 1 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 61 | 85% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 16 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Professor | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 20 | 28% |
| Unknown | 11 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 28% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 13% |
| Environmental Science | 7 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 8% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 13 | 18% |
| Unknown | 14 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. 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 12 April 2023.
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